An old adage of U.S. politics has it that there is no clearer statement of a President’s priorities than his annual budget proposal. In unveiling the Fiscal Year 2015 budget proposal on Tuesday, President Obama made one thing abundantly clear: climate change is a high priority for the second year of his second term.
The $3.9 trillion budget, delivered to Congress Tuesday morning, would boost federal spending on programs that make the U.S. more resilient to climate change-related impacts, such as droughts, heat waves and floods. While the budget stands little chance of passing Congress in its current form, it serves as a starting point for congressional Democrats in their negotiations with Republicans. Read more…
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