Local View: Progress on clean energy goes up in wildfire smoke

Local View: Progress on clean energy goes up in wildfire smoke

On the Fourth of July, President Donald Trump signed the misnomered One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which threatens rural hospitals; lards unneeded tax cuts upon people like me; abruptly ends tax incentives for wind, solar, and electric vehicles; and adds an estimated $3.3 trillion to the national debt for future generations to pay off with interest. Just three days later, six Minnesota and Wisconsin members of Congress — Reps. Pete Stauber, Tom Tif…