Federal Judge Blocks Key Biden Climate Change Executive Order

Federal Judge Blocks Key Biden Climate Change Executive Order
President Joe Biden speaks at an event at the White House on Feb. 2, 2022. Cheriss May/Reuters
Jack Phillips
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A federal judge on Feb. 11 blocked a key climate initiative that was signed by President Joe Biden on his first day in office last year.

U.S. District Judge James Cain blocked the president’s January 2021 executive order that would factor in an alleged “social cost” for emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide when policymakers create rules.

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