A bipartisan group of senators this week introduced the PROVE IT Act, which would direct the Department of Energy to study “the emissions intensity of certain goods produced in the United States to the emissions of those same goods” produced in other countries. That might sound abstruse, but Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer and Democratic Sen. Chris Coons see the legislation as a necessary precursor to “addressing climate through trade policy.”
Price St. Clair is a former reporter for The Dispatch.
