Why the Senate's loudest climate advocate may vote to approve a fracked gas pipeline

In an interview on Thursday morning, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse said he doesn't believe the Mountain Valley Pipeline's approval will automatically derail the nation's climate goals.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gives one of his “Time to Wake Up” speeches on the Senate floor. The Senator gave daily warnings about the mounting threat of climate change on the Senate floor for more than a decade. Source: YouTube.

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