Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, often touted as his signature climate achievement, not only falls short but also puts Black communities back in the targets of developers and highway building. Roughly half of the projects implemented so far has been allocated to highway expansion.
"Nationwide, the highway investment will practically wipe out any positive climate benefits from other spending priorities. The simple result, the report found, is that the U.S. will generate more emissions from transportation, already its largest source of planet-heating gases, than if the bill hadn’t ever passed. By 2040, the pollution created from these projects will be equivalent to running 48 coal-fired power plants a year.
The spending so far has created a 'climate time bomb' that will also perpetuate the displacement of Black communities, the report concluded."
