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Something unusual happened in Washington this summer: Senate leaders on both sides of the aisle unveiled a serious climate bill in the middle of a pandemic. The decidedly wonkish legislation, which aims to make it easier to pay farmers to capture carbon, didn’t make much of a splash as coronavirus continues to suck up all the oxygen inside the Beltway, and rightfully so. But the fact that it was unveiled at all is the latest sign of growing momentum behind the idea that agriculture can help battle climate change.
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