Jake Schmidt of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) shines some light on an important issue lurking in the dark corners of a huge bill being considered by Congress right now. The bill would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – the US agency that regulates airlines. A little-noticed provision in the House version of the bill would try to block a program in the European Union (EU) to tackle climate pollution from aircraft coming into and leaving the EU. Why would Congress try to stop other countries from tackling climate change?
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