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Tina Smith: the clean electricity standard, one in three Americans live in a place where there is some sort of clean energy standard…

On the recordJuly 15, 2021
the clean electricity standard, one in three Americans live in a place where there is some sort of clean energy standard or renewable standards. So, this is a practical policy but it’s also a progressive and powerful policy for getting our utility sector to net zero as quickly as possible.
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Tina Smith
Democratic · Minnesota
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msnbc.com

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Senator Tina Smith discusses the importance of the clean electricity standard in achieving net zero emissions.

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