SUN JOURNAL • July 24, 2022
Democrats and climate activists are urging President Joe Biden to declare a literal emergency to unlock powers allowing him to enact new measures without congressional approval. While Biden has stopped short of such a declaration — at least for now — he used the word “emergency” in a speech announcing new executive actions and called climate change “an existential threat to our nation.” The climate simply is not an urgent threat demanding and susceptible to action right away. ~ Rich Lowry