President Joe Biden will travel to Massachusetts on Wednesday to promote his efforts to combat climate change but will stop short of issuing an emergency declaration that would unlock federal resources to deal with the issue, a person familiar with the president’s plans told The Associated Press.
Biden has been under pressure to issue an emergency declaration after Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., pulled out of negotiations over climate legislation. Biden has been trying signal to Democratic voters that he’s aggressively tackling global warming at a time when some of his supporters have despaired about the lack of progress.
The White House on Tuesday announced that in Somerset, Mass., President Biden will discuss “tackling the climate crisis and seizing the opportunity of a clean energy future to create jobs and lower costs for families,” but they did not release further details or outline other steps he could take on climate change.
He has pledged to push forward on his own in the absence of congressional action. It was not clear whether an emergency declaration remained under consideration for later action.
This is a developing story. Check back later for updates.
