Elizabeth Kolbert on a Historic Climate Bill, Plus a Lesson from Kansas

Published: Aug. 12, 2022, 8 p.m.

b'The Inflation Reduction Act now before Congress is being celebrated as the most important piece of climate legislation in the history of this country\\u2014which is \\u201ca pretty low bar,\\u201d the staff writer and Pulitzer Prize-winner Elizabeth Kolbert tells David Remnick, \\u201cbecause they\\u2019ve never really passed a piece of legislation on climate change.\\u201d The Inflation Reduction Act is a huge political victory for Democrats; will it help save the planet? And we look at how pro-choice messaging in Kansas delivered a surprise victory for reproductive choice by borrowing a classic conservative theme: government overreach.'