President Joe Biden, thwarted by lawmakers and Supreme Court, seeks to revive his ambitions to tackle climate crisis as heatwaves batter US and Europe
"The health of our citizens and our communities is literally at stake... Our national security is at stake as well," Biden says.
"The health of our citizens and our communities is literally at stake... Our national security is at stake as well... And our economy is at risk. So we have to act." But he stopped short of declaring a formal emergency, which would grant him additional policy powers. But his signature Build Back Better legislation, which would have included $550 billion for clean energy and other climate initiatives, is all but dead after failing to receive the necessary backing in Congress as fellow Democrat Joe Manchin said he would not support the bill in an evenly divided Senate.
The White House said in a statement that Biden was seeking "to turn the climate crisis into an opportunity, by creating good-paying jobs in clean energy and lowering costs for families."
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