Candidates in some of the tightest congressional races are staking territory outside political norms as they clash over energy and environmental policy.
Vulnerable Democrats are hedging their support of President Joe Biden’s clean energy policies, while some Republicans in at-risk districts are praising the economic benefits of renewable energy projects.
There’s brewing Republican support, for example, for tax credits in the 2022 climate, tax and health care reconciliation law, considered one of Biden’s biggest legislative achievements. On the campaign trail, Vice President Kamala Harris has repeatedly touted that she cast the deciding vote.
