The climate crisis remains a top priority for the Biden administration according to Ali Zaidi, deputy national climate advisor at the White House. Zaidi joined Cheddar to talk about the recent announcement from President Biden to provide $1 billion for pre-disaster mitigation grants through FEMA and NASA to provide people with tools and information to better prepare for the upcoming wildfire and hurricane seasons. Zaidi also spoke to the progress on climate pledges proposed in Biden’s nearly $2 trillion infrastructure plan still being pushed in Congress.