Democratic lawmakers and their environmentalist allies have a laundry list of executive actions on climate change that they want President Biden to take because Congress can’t get the job done.
Mr. Biden is being urged to test the limits of his executive authority by declaring a national climate emergency under the National Emergencies Act.
Short of that, Democrats are presenting Mr. Biden with scores of far-reaching proposals for executive action. They want him to:
• Direct the Department of Justice to get involved in ongoing local and state climate litigation against the fossil fuel industry.
• Invoke the Defense Production Act to churn out renewable energy technologies and solar panels.