Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders introduced the climate emergency resolution in May, 2023. It demands that the president wield both existing authorities and emergency powers to mitigate and prepare for the climate crisis. "I think it's obvious that the government is already overstepping its bounds," says Julian Zelizer.
Environmental activists and many progressive politicians are calling for President Biden to declare a “climate emergency” amid the recent heat wave sweeping the U.S. In this episode we talk Alex Epstein, author of “Fossil Future,” about the growing calls for aggressive government intervention and whether or not we’re really facing a “climate crisis.” Get the facts first on Morning Wire.