Biden Orders Immediate Confrontation of Climate Crisis
On Jan. 20, President Joe Biden signed an executive order entitled, “Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis.” It establishes the Biden administration’s commitment to immediately work to confront both the causes and impacts of climate change by implementing policy guided by science. The order rolls back many actions taken by the Trump administration to loosen environmental standards and protections and calls on all federal agency heads to review and “consider suspending, revising, or rescinding the agency actions” that may be inconsistent with Biden’s articulated policy. It also effectively recommits the U.S. to the 2015 Paris Climate Accords, a multilateral treaty designed to reduce carbon emissions and address climate change, which President Trump withdrew the U.S. from in 2017.
Here Are The 17 Executive Orders Biden Signed On His First Day In Office
One of the orders will halt border wall construction at the U.S.-Mexico border.
January 21, 2021 at 4:45 pm
President Joe Biden had a full schedule on his first day in office, signing at least 17 executive orders and actions that were awaiting his signature. Many of the orders reflect a dramatic shift from former President Donald Trump s administration, largely focusing on inclusivity and policies on climate change, as well as measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
New: Here’s a breakdown of the 17 executive actions President Biden will sign this afternoon in the Oval. Many directly undo Trump s touted accomplishments. @cbsnewspic.twitter.com/oQSVK5MYWr Bo Erickson CBS (@BoKnowsNews) January 20, 2021
President-elect Biden will focus on the environment; in Utah this likely means restoring national monuments and ending oil and gas leasing on public lands.
The list of potential action items was drawn from the new governor’s campaign promises.
(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at a news conference in Salt Lake City on Jan. 14, 2021. Cox on Tuesday released a roadmap for his administration s priorities for his first 500 days in office.
| Jan. 20, 2021, 12:12 a.m.
Gov. Spencer Cox on Tuesday released a plan for the first 500 days of his administration, focusing on six priorities that mirror the pledges he made during his recent campaign for the state’s top executive office.
The 12-page roadmap will guide the newly inaugurated governor in the areas of economic advancement, education, rural affairs, health, equality and opportunity and government efficiency and modernization, and Cox said he’s grateful for the volunteers and advisers who helped assemble the document.