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Reporter with The Associated Press

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In this Aug. 25, 2021, file photo the French Fire burns hillsides along Highway 155 in Sequoia National Forest, Calif. File photo by The Associated Press/Noah Berger

Biden looks at climate change risks to financial markets

In a season of daunting wildfires and flooding, the Biden administration is taking an initial step to assess how climate change could harm financial markets — planning to launch on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, a 75-day comment period on how the impacts could reshape the insurance sector.

Race Against Climate Change

President Joe Biden holds up a map of wildfires in Washington state as he speaks with governors in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, on, July 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Climate change has worsened the spread and ferocity of wildfires, Biden says

President Joe Biden is sounding the alarm about the need for more resources to fight a series of wildfires in western states, as climate change has worsened the spread and ferocity of the blazes.

Wildfires

Vice President Kamala Harris watches as President Joe Biden takes a question from a reporter after speaking about distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, in the East Room of the White House May 21, 2021. Photo by: Associated Press/Evan Vucci

Biden's green jobs plan will mean winners and losers

Biden team tackles political peril from pipeline cyberattack

The Biden administration swung aggressively into action after a primary gasoline pipeline fell prey to a cyberattack — understanding that the situation posed a possible series of political and economic risks.