The Biden Regime's 'Whole of Government' Climate Spending Extravaganza

Since President Biden called during his first days in office for a "whole-of-government approach to combating the climate crisis"

• Every department, bureau, and agency has climate-related budget lines, responding to Biden's mandate by claiming a slice of the climate pie
• The Department of Health and Human Services plans to boost spending on the CDC's Climate and Health Program from $10 million to $110 million
• Even as it struggles with the growing crisis on the southern border, the Department of Homeland Security in its 2023 fiscal year budget asks for $55 million to battle climate change
• Of that, $2 million will be spent "to stand up a Climate Change Program Management Office," and $4 million will go to the bureaucratic activities of "tracking, monitoring, and auditing environmental planning compliance actions."
• DHS is also committed to electrifying half its fleet of motor vehicles by the end of the decade

The Department of Justice is committed to environmental justice

• Attorney General Merrick Garland announced in May a new DOJ Office of Environmental Justice
• "Although violations of our environmental laws can happen anywhere, communities of color, indigenous communities, and low-income communities often bear the brunt of the harm caused by environmental crime, pollution, and climate change," he said
• The Army Corps of Engineers is tasked with advancing environment justice, as is the Department of Energy
• Climate change isn't just a crisis, it is a crisis that demands redistribution, which in turn calls for greater intervention by the federal government

Using the specter of a climate crisis to build political support for government actions

• The Department of Labor proposes spending $10 million to partner with AmeriCorps and other agencies to establish a Civilian Climate Corps
• Kate DeAngelis, international finance program manager for Friends of the Earth, says she is pleased with the Biden administration's whole-of-government approach. She'd actually like to see even more of it
• Unfortunately, not every agency is doing its fair share to combat climate change

The Environmental Initiatives at the Treasury

• TIGTA, the Inspector General for Tax Administration, is tasked with protecting taxpayer information, improving tax compliance, and overseeing Internal Revenue Service "efforts to implement tax law changes."
• Plans to replace government cars and trucks with electrics, however, may not be practical.

 

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