Watch Live: Biden announces new efforts to fight climate change in Massachusetts

President Biden is heading to Massachusetts on Wednesday to announce new executive actions to address climate change, but will stop short of declaring a national emergency on climate, as some Democrats have pushed for as prospects for new legislation in Congress appear increasingly dim.

The president will announce additional funding for FEMA's program to protect communities facing extreme heat, unveil new actions to boost domestic offshore wind production and offer more support for the Department of Health and Human Services' Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, a White House official said. 

But the president's announcement will fall short of some progressives' hope that he will declare a national emergency, especially following Sen. Joe Manchin's decision to oppose climate, energy and tax provisions in a Democratic legislative package, effectively dooming the president's climate agenda in Congress.