Today, on Earth Day, President Biden signed an Executive Order to expand his Administration’s efforts to attack the climate crisis. This will make the US more resilient to extreme weather and strengthen local economies. The President signed the Executive Order in Seattle, Washington, completing a trip across the West focused on lowering costs for families and protecting communities from intensifying climate impacts.

It is indisputable that wildfires and extreme weather events are growing in frequency and ferocity, engulfing communities in the West and across the country. In spite of the obstructionism to change by those funded by the fossil fuel industry, this is demonstrably costing lives, destroying homes, and creating a ruinous economic climate. Biden reaffirmed his calls to Congress to address the climate crisis.