Biden Said To Weigh Declaring Climate Emergency With Scope Unclear

The Biden administration is reportedly considering declaring a “climate emergency” that could open up new pathways to executive actions on the issue, with observers pointing to relevant authorities under a decades-old emergency statute and the Defense Production Act (DPA). Such a declaration could signal the administration’s commitment to the climate issue -- following the collapse of Capitol Hill efforts to enact climate provisions in a reconciliation bill by August -- though the scope of any new administration steps remains murky...