On July 20, President Joe Biden announced a new set of actions aimed at combating the climate crisis.
» Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/knowthis_youtube » Subscribe to NowThis Earth: https://www.youtube.com/channel/nowthisearth Among the actions are $2.3 billion in funding to ‘help communities increase resilience to heat waves’ and other natural disasters, and guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services to allow local governments to use the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for home air conditioning and community cooling centers.
The move comes after Sen.
Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced that he wouldn’t vote for funding to address the climate crisis, saying that the current inflation in the U.S. is of more concern to him.
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