Joe Biden unveils $2.3bn plan to tackle extreme heat – video
by from US news | The Guardian on (#61ME6)
Joe Biden has unveiled a new plan to push billions of dollars to US cities and states to help them cope better with extreme heat.
The US president stopped short, however, of declaring a climate emergency.
Biden outlined the new actions in a speech on Wednesday at a former coal plant in Massachusetts which is now part of an offshore windfarm project.
The initiatives are aimed at helping salvage the president's tattered climate agenda
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