Climate, a major separator for Biden and Trump, is a dividing line in many other races, too

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and GARY D. ROBERTSON
Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The race for the White House isn’t the only one with big stakes for climate policy. In campaigns for Congress and for governor around the country, candidates are talking about how green the grid should be, too. As voters are increasingly feeling the effects of climate change, many Republicans are promoting an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy that would keep the fossil fuels that feed warming. They are following the lead of former President Donald Trump, who has said he’ll try to roll back President Joe Biden’s clean energy investments and expand drilling if he returns to office. Led by Biden, Democrats are talking about the climate crisis as an existential threat, and want a fast pivot to wind, solar and renewable resources.