Sierra Club: Senate Republican's Bill Would Place Fee on Imports of Polluting Products
November 03, 2023
November 03, 2023
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Nov. 2, 2023:
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Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), alongside Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), introduced the Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023. The bill would put a fee on imports across the energy and industrial sectors -- from things like fossil fuels, solar panels, and wind turbines to aluminum, steel, and cement -- based on their pollution intensity relative to t . . .
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Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), alongside Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), introduced the Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023. The bill would put a fee on imports across the energy and industrial sectors -- from things like fossil fuels, solar panels, and wind turbines to aluminum, steel, and cement -- based on their pollution intensity relative to t . . .