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Biden warns that climate change could upend federal spending programs

A chapter in the new Economic Report of the President focuses on the growing risks to people and businesses from rising temperatures, and the government’s role in adapting to them.
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Senator Whitehouse & climate change

Senator Whitehouse puts climate change on budget committee’s agenda

For more than a decade, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gave daily warnings about the mounting threat of climate change. Now he has a powerful new perch.
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White House aims to reflect the environment in economic data

The Biden administration has set out to measure the economic value of ecosystems, offering new statistics to weigh in policy decisions.
A detailed picture of what's in the Democrats' climate and health bill

A detailed picture of what's in the Democrats' climate and health bill

The climate policies are the most ambitious passed by any Congress, but an entire set of family policies was left out.
Analysis deems Biden's climate and tax bill fiscally responsible

Analysis deems Biden's climate and tax bill fiscally responsible

Despite Republican claims, the new legislation would be only a modest corporate tax increase, Congress’s Joint Committee on Taxation found.
Four ways the United States can still fight climate change

Four ways the United States can still fight climate change

With the president’s most potent tools to fight climate change stripped by Congress and the courts, the administration will now have to rely on smaller, less powerful actions.
How Joe Manchin doomed the Democrats’ climate plan
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How Joe Manchin doomed the Democrats’ climate plan

Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia led his party and his president through months of tortured talks, with nothing to show for it as the planet dangerously heats up.
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