From the Frontlines of the Climate Movement, A Message of Hope

By Kiley Bense

On Oct. 26, 2021, a 20-year-old climate activist named Abby Leedy confronted Sen. Joe Manchin as he left a meeting with political donors in D.C. At the time, Manchin was a key holdout preventing the passage of President Biden’s Build Back Better Act, which would have earmarked billions of dollars for clean energy technology and reducing emissions.