Biden vows ‘strong’ climate action despite dual setbacks

FILE - Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., questions Interior Secretary Haaland during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the budget, Wednesday, July 13, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Citing President Joe Biden's campaign promise to end new drilling on federal lands and waters, Merkley said, "Now is the time to show the American people he’s serious by saying ‘no’ to expanding our addiction to fossil fuels.'' (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)