In a sign that some members
of Congress intend to hold President Joe Biden accountable
for climate promises he made as a candidate, three lawmakers
on Thursday introduced a bill directing him to declare a
national climate emergency and mobilize every resource
available to halt, reverse, mitigate, and prepare for this
crisis. Scientists and experts are clear,
this is a climate emergency and we need to take action. Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Reps. Earl
Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)
joined with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to spearhead the National
Climate Emergency Act of 2021 (pdf) which builds on a
climate emergency resolution demanding a national
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Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez, and Blumenauer unveil bill pushing Biden to declare national climate emergency: We are out of time
Three progressive lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday that would require President Joe Biden to declare a national climate emergency, arguing that the.
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Three progressive lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday that would require President Joe Biden to declare a national climate emergency, arguing that the US is out of time and excuses to deal with the climate crisis.
The National Climate Emergency Act, introduced by Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, along with Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, would direct Biden to declare a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act of 1976, allowing him to unlock sweeping presidential powers and be able to organize resources to mitig
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380 different organizations have all endorsed a draft plan for the United States to address climate change. That draft has been sent to President-elect Joe Biden. The first step, according to the plan, is to declare a National Climate Emergency.
“Our house is ablaze with a fire fanned by Trump for four years,” said Kassie Siegel, director of the Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law Institute in a statement. “There’s no time to lose. Biden must take bold action the moment he steps into the Oval Office, without punting to a dysfunctional Congress. This order is the road map for Biden to be the climate president we need.”