WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - DECEMBER 11: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event to announce new cabinet nominations at the Queen Theatre on December 11, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. President-elect Joe Biden is continuing to round out his domestic team with the announcement of his choices for cabinet secretaries of Veterans Affairs and Agriculture, and the heads of his domestic policy council and the U.S. Trade Representative. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
On Monday, President Joe Biden visited Palo Alto, California, to announce a project that will help coastal communities around the country fight climate change by investing more than $600 million, which will come from his climate and infrastructure bills.
Last August, Biden signed a $430 billion bill that became the biggest climate package in United States history. The bill aims to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, fund climate research and invest in clean-energy projects to decrease pollution in disadvantaged communities.
The money given to coastal communities will back a $575 million project to fight rising sea levels and tidal hurricanes. It will also allocate $67 million for California to modernize its electric grid and reduce the impact of wildfires.
The president announced his bid for re-election in April, and since then has been traveling the country to energize voters and win their support. Monday’s announcement will undoubtedly help him raise campaign money from tech and climate donors.
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