White House Holds Off on Declaring ‘Climate Emergency’

White House Holds Off on Declaring ‘Climate Emergency’
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds her first news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on May 16, 2022. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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The White House this week responded to reports claiming President Joe Biden will soon declare a so-called “climate emergency” by saying that it won’t happen this week.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that the administration has not ruled out issuing such a declaration in the future. That would allow the president to reroute funding to climate efforts without congressional approval.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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