Bloomberg News reported on Thursday that Democrats in Congress called on President Joe Biden to declare a “climate emergency” because of smoke drifting across the eastern United States from wildfires in Canada.
A climate emergency declaration would give Mr. Biden broad powers of action, among other possible courses of action, including banning oil exports and directing funds to promote “clean” energy construction projects. . according to To Bloomberg News. Biden considered declaring a climate emergency in 2022, but did not do so after the Control Inflation Act was passed with the help of West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin. (Related: ‘Could kill our economy’: Democratic senators warn of Biden administration’s climate change rules)
Smoke from wildfires in Canada has caused air pollution alerts to be issued across the eastern United States and reduced visibility in New York City and other parts of the country.
Oregon Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer said, “As the Northeast and much of our nation’s capital experience the suffocation that happens daily in the West, the climate crisis is here. We are faced with a situation that is once again poignant,” he said. To Bloomberg News. “It should be treated as an emergency.”
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires casts smoke over the area and traffic is stopped at a traffic light on June 7, 2023 in New York City. (Photo credit: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
‘Millions of Americans are exposed to toxic air due to climate change,’ says California Democratic Rep. Lo Khanna tweeted. “@POTUS should declare a climate emergency.”
Some of the most liberal Democrats want to declare a climate emergency in March 2022 to stop oil drilling and allow the use of the Defense Production Act to promote “clean energy” projects. Asked Biden.
Former Trump administration officials have challenged Democratic calls for a climate emergency, arguing that the severity of the wildfires is due to poor forest management, not climate change.
“The reality is that the wildfires that are happening in Canada today are the result of very heavy fuel loads, and the best way to prevent devastating wildfires is to minimize fuel loads and in that way “It’s about ensuring a reliable supply of fuel,” said former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, “managing forests aggressively to prevent the accumulation of large amounts of fuel that can lead to devastating wildfires.” Said Fox Business host Larry Kudlow is a former White House official in the Trump administration.
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