Port: Why an oil state Republican is fighting to protect an EPA emissions program

Sen. Kevin Cramer is taking an unexpected stand — and a practical one. The North Dakota Republican, known for his defense of coal and oil, is teaming up with a Rhode Island Democrat to preserve the EPA’s greenhouse gas reporting program. It’s not a shift in ideology so much as strategy: Cramer argues that accurate emissions data proves U.S. industries outperform global competitors on environmental standards. Rob Port unpacks the politics and the issue in this data-driven piece published on Inforum