White House Takes New Transport, Research Steps On Climate Agenda

The Biden White House is continuing to roll out its multi-agency response to climate change, announcing new steps to coordinate actions across the government, bolster low-carbon research programs and begin talks with lawmakers on transportation legislation that will include climate-friendly measures. The flurry of activity on Feb. 11 included the first meeting of the White House’s inter-agency task force designed to coordinate the federal government’s sweeping climate change policies, a group that will play a major role in developing the...