Senate Virus Stimulus Deal Drops Airline Carbon Emissions Limits

The bipartisan deal reached on the next coronavirus stimulus bill abandoned a last-ditch effort by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to force U.S. airlines getting a bailout to cut their carbon footprint.

The House language stripped from the deal would have linked aid to airlines to a requirement that they halve their carbon emissions over the next 30 years and start offsetting those emissions in 2025.

Also struck: a House provision that would have provided $100 million over five years for research and development of more sustainable aviation fuels.

The massive stimulus package, which would provide trillions of dollars for ...