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Biden confronts climate crisis with new executive orders

Climate adviser Gina McCarthy on what President Biden wants to accomplish

01/27/2021

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Biden confronts climate crisis with new executive orders

Clip: 1/27/2021 | 8m 11sVideo has Closed Captions

Climate adviser Gina McCarthy on what President Biden wants to accomplish

President Biden is doing a 180 from his predecessor's policies and is vowing to confront the issue of climate change head on. But most Republicans have pushed back on climate change efforts. White House national climate adviser and former head of the EPA, Gina McCarthy, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

01/27/2021

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Biden confronts climate crisis with new executive orders

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Clip: 1/27/2021 | 3m 49s | Biden confronts the climate crisis with a new spate of executive orders (3m 49s)

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Clip: 1/27/2021 | 8m 17s | Two mayors offer starkly different views on Biden's climate policies (8m 17s)

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