Bipartisan Bill Aims to Boost Manufacturers’ Carbon-Cutting (1)

New bipartisan legislation seeks to tackle a tough climate challenge: reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. industrial manufacturing sector.

A group of lawmakers in both chambers introduced legislation July 25 to target climate-warming emissions in a broad swath of manufacturing industries—including the production of materials like steel, iron, cement, and petrochemicals, as well as fuels for shipping and aviation.

And the effort already has the backing of major industry trade groups such as the American Chemistry Council that haven’t typically supported climate change legislation. It also has the support of the U.S. ...