Joe Biden’s climate measures likely to meet some resistance
The US president is to sign a series of executive actions to combat climate change, including temporarily blocking new leases for oil drilling on federal lands
Washington — US President Joe Biden will sign a series of executive actions on Wednesday to combat climate change, including temporarily blocking new leases for oil drilling on federal lands and ordering other measures to overhaul US energy, according to people familiar with the plan.
Biden will call on federal agencies to consider climate change in their decision-making on everything from government purchases to financial regulations, the people said. He will also direct US intelligence agencies to consider global warming as they review national security threats, said the people, who asked not to be identified before the announcement...
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