President Joe Biden plans to mark Earth Day in Seattle on Friday, but he's struggled to make progress on a sweeping environmental agenda. FOX13
President Joe Biden is expected to arrive in the Pacific Northwest on Thursday for a two-day visit to Portland and Seattle.
PORTSMOUTH, NH - APRIL 19: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the bipartisan infrastructure law on April 19, 2022 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Kyle Tisdel, climate and energy program director with the Western Environmental Law Center, said Biden has not lived up to the promise of last year’s Earth Day summit.
Administration officials are expected to speak Saturday at a rally outside the White House as climate, labor and social justice groups urge Congress to pass climate legislation before Memorial Day. Similar events are planned in dozens of cities as activists stress the need for major investments to boost clean energy and create jobs.
The Ukraine war has worsened the political challenges at home by sending shockwaves through global energy markets and increasing gas prices.on public land, a move that environmental groups blasted even though the administration said it was only doing so under a court order."The bottom line is if we want lower gas prices we need to have more oil supply right now," Biden said in March.
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