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White House Considers Declaring a ‘Climate Emergency’ in Order To Crack Down on Fossil Fuels

Discussions of a declaration come amid record high oil production in America.

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President Biden speaks at the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 at Glasgow, Scotland, November 2, 2021. Erin Schaff/the New York Times via AP
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The White House is once again considering declaring a national climate emergency, a measure which could be used to exert executive power over the fossil fuel industries.

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