There is some opposition to President Joe Biden's climate proposals even within his own party, mainly from legislators from states that produce fossil fuels. (CNS photo/Brian Snyder, Reuters)
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Many climate and environmental activists breathed a sigh of relief when President Joe Biden signed several directives, just hours after taking office, that underscored the renewed U.S. commitment to international climate efforts and signaled a shift from fossil fuels toward renewable sources of energy.