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Here is this week’s letter to the editor of the Fond du Lac Reporter. See our letters policy below for details about how to share your views.
Clean energy tax credits should be protected
May 28, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported a landmark study found the Great Lakes have entered a new era with climate change of extreme events that pose challenges for ecosystems, fisheries, navigation and coastal infrastructure.
At the same time, internal U.S. migration to the Midwest to escape coastal flooding, violent hurricanes and wildfires necessitates investing in systems that reduce carbon emissions to slow warming.
The House of Representatives budget reconciliation bill made significant cuts to America’s clean energy tax credits, leading to higher household energy costs and slowing clean energy investments that have been valuable to our state.
The Senate should reject these changes put forward by the House and pass a version that protects the clean energy tax credits.
Clean energy tax credits spur private investment, lower energy costs and create high-quality jobs — especially in manufacturing and construction. These credits help attract billions of dollars in clean energy projects to communities across the country, revitalizing local economies and positioning the U.S. as a global leader in the clean energy transition.
The many serious issues before the Congress need research, bipartisan problem-solving, and compromise to preserve our country and world that is healthy for people and the planet.
Carol Smith
Fond du Lac
Our letters policy
Letters to the editor are published in the order in which they are received and letter-writers are limited to having one letter published per month. Letters can be emailed to news@fdlreporter.com and Editor Brandon Reid at breid@gannett.com. Letters must meet specific guidelines, including being no more than 250 words and be from local authors or on topics of local interest. All submissions must include the name of the person who wrote the letter, their city of residence and a contact phone number. Letters are edited as needed for style, grammar, length, fairness, accuracy and libel.