Earmarks Include Big-Ticket Spending on Environment and Climate

Earmarks Include Big-Ticket Spending on Environment and Climate
An array of solar panels is seen in the desert near Victorville, Calif., on March 28, 2018. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
Nathan Worcester
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With the return of earmarks after a decade-long moratorium, Democrats and Republicans alike have dedicated significant discretionary spending to projects advertised as protecting the environment.

The Epoch Times examined a Bipartisan Policy Center spreadsheet on earmarks, also referred to as congressionally directed spending, from the March omnibus legislation.

Nathan Worcester
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Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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