The White House is Considering a National Climate Emergency with Covid-like Presidential Powers

On April 20, 2024, Fox Business News reported that President Joe Biden is considering declaring a national climate emergency and giving himself emergency war-like powers. These are special emergency powers intended to enable the federal government to respond swiftly to threats to national security and public safety. This would grant the president significant authority to use emergency powers to combat climate change without the help of the US Congress. According to Fox News, Joe Biden would have Covid-like authority if he declared a climate emergency. Remember that during the Covid-19 pandemic, governments all over the world imposed restrictions on our freedoms, including stay-at-home orders, travel bans, bans on public gatherings and religious services, censorship of viewpoints that were deemed unpopular, restrictions on our right to privacy and freedom of expression, and financial hardships brought on by the closure of businesses that resulted in the loss of jobs and revenue. If the US Preside