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Here’s a rundown on the winners and losers in the legislation muscled through Congress.

The giant policy bill muscled through Congress by Republicans is poised to remake American energy by slashing tax breaks for wind and solar power and electric cars while maintaining some federal support for sources like nuclear reactors and geothermal plants.

The legislation, which carries President Trump’s domestic policy agenda, provides a boost to fossil fuels and dismantles many of the biggest actions the federal government has ever taken to fight climate change, even as scientists warn that rising temperatures are creating acute dangers from extreme heat, deadly wildfires, crop failures and floods.

Yet there is still uncertainty about how changes from the bill will play out.

Solar farms could still get built even without federal subsidies, though they could be more expensive and more likely to use components made in China than in the United States. Other industries that get

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