Loose Change: Biden transition names climate as top priority

President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team is sending a strong signal that climate change and environmental justice are among his top priorities, identifying the two items as issues his administration hopes to quickly address when the former vice president takes office next year, alongside the coronavirus pandemic, racial equity and economic recovery. “Our nation is grappling with a pandemic, an economic crisis, powerful calls for racial justice, and the existential threat of climate change. President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect [Kamala] Harris...