As congressional path for climate change measures appears to close, Biden to announce executive actions

President Joe Biden will announce Wednesday new executive actions to address climate change as his legislative agenda to combat the crisis faced a setback in Congress.

The actions come as Congress appears unlikely to move on climate change. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., last week told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that he will not support a reconciliation bill — a legislative maneuver that would let Democrats pass a bill without Republican support — that has provisions addressing energy and climate or raises taxes on the wealthiest Americans and...