KAYLA BERGMAN

Policy associate

Center for Rural Affairs

A bipartisan committee in the U.S. House of Representatives recently released a comprehensive plan outlining the policy steps needed to address climate change.

The report, “Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy, Resilient, and Just America,” lays out detailed, actionable climate solutions legislation that the committee believes Congress should enact.

Rural America has seen the effects of climate change, with increased extreme weather events and the 2019 devastating fl...