Congress: Lawmakers float bipartisan climate 'commission' bill

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is floating a bill that would create a commission of advocates and private sector experts charged to develop “economically viable” approaches to reduce greenhouse gases, a move advocates are hailing as evident of a “growing bipartisan recognition” in Congress that climate change is a concern. The aim of the bill, H.R. 6240 , is “to accelerate reductions in climate pollution in order to leave a better planet for future generations, and to create a bipartisan...