August 7, 2022 6:12pm EDT
LA Times urges Biden to use executive powers to declare a 'national climate emergency'
The Inflation Reduction Act, which passed the Senate on Sunday, included billions in new climate spending
By Joe Silverstein | Fox News
The Los Angeles Times editorial board published a piece Friday calling on President Biden to declare a climate emergency, which would empower him to utilize more executive authority to curb carbon emissions in the United States.
The editors pondered whether the Inflation Reduction Act, which just passed exclusively by Democrats in the Senate with Vice President Kamala Harris's tiebreaking vote, would appease Biden's appetite for a green energy agenda and determine further, more heavy-handed executive regulations.
"With congressional action now looking more likely, will Biden’s promise to confront the climate crisis with presidential proclamations, executive orders and regulatory power go unfulfilled?" the editors asked.
"The [climate change] threat now is so dire that we need Biden to deliver on his pledge," they wrote. "That means using every executive and administrative power legally available to him to protect Americans from climate-fueled disasters, boost renewable energy and shift away from fossil fuels."
"And because declaring a national emergency would unlock additional tools and resources, he should do it," they continued.
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