ASSOCIATED PRESS • September 17, 2023
Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, tens of thousands of protesters Sunday kicked off a week in which leaders will try once again to curb climate change primarily caused by coal, oil and natural gas. But protesters say it’s not going to be enough. And they aimed their wrath directly at President Biden, urging him to stop approving new oil and gas projects, phase out current ones, and declare a climate emergency with larger executive powers.