Biden seeks to cement legacy on climate change in remaining months as president

President Joe Biden is seeking to cement his climate legacy by allocating billions of dollars for power and environment-related projects successful nan remaining months of his presidency.

Biden ramped up his administration's energy-related spending successful October, announcing respective caller initiatives aft erstwhile President Donald Trump said connected nan run way that if elected, he would "rescind each unspent costs nether nan misnamed Inflation Reduction Act," which could straight effect Biden's ambiance projects.

On Thursday, nan Department of nan Interior approved nan Fervo Cape Geothermal Power Project successful Beaver County, Utah, which seeks to grow geothermal power connected nationalist lands.

The Energy Department besides announced astir $2 cardinal successful backing for 38 powerfulness grid projects for cleanable energy, and connected Tuesday, nan management allocated $428 cardinal for 14 cleanable power manufacturing projects successful erstwhile ember communities.

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President Joe Biden speaks astatine NHTI-Concord Community College successful Concord, New Hampshire connected Oct. 22, 2024.  (Joseph Prezioso)

In early October, nan Biden-Harris management issued a last norm to switch each lead tube successful nan U.S. wrong 10 years arsenic portion of Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). In summation to nan rule, nan EPA besides announced $2.6 cardinal successful caller backing for drinking h2o infrastructure done nan Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

September besides saw respective caller projects launched arsenic portion of nan last push for nan administration's ambiance agenda.

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The Department of Energy announced $3 cardinal for electric conveyance artillery production, while nan Department of nan Interior will administer $24 cardinal from nan Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for onshore and h2o restoration done an finance successful "climate resilience." 

The Department of nan Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved an offshore upwind turbine successful Maryland — nan 10th support of a commercial-scale offshore upwind project. Trump has stated that if elected, he would extremity offshore upwind projects "on time one" done an executive order, suggesting nan power root causes harm to nan environment. 

Wind turbines nutrient power from upwind astatine Whitewater Energy's Wind Turbine Farm successful nan desert. (Bob Riha, Jr.)

"They destruct everything. They’re horrible, nan astir costly power location is," Trump said of upwind turbines during a run arena successful New Jersey. "They ruin nan environment. They termination nan birds. They termination nan whales."

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White House’s Deputy Chief of Staff Natalie Quillian told listeners connected a property telephone successful October that Biden is "sprinting to nan finish" to present "on his historical Investing successful America agenda."