Biden Unveils $7 Billion in Spending on Solar Energy to Mark Earth Day

‘This work has never been more urgent. Climate change is the existential crisis of our time; no one can deny its impacts and staggering costs anymore,’ he said.

President Joe Biden speaks during the Earth Day commemoration at Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, Va., on April 22, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

President Joe Biden on April 22 announced $7 billion in grants for residential solar projects that he says will benefit nearly 1 million households in low-income and disadvantaged communities.

The president unveiled his plan while marking Earth Day during a visit to Triangle, Virginia. He delivered a speech at Prince William Forest Park, which was created by Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal program.