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Yesterday, the Biden-Harris administration outlined in a fact sheet its priorities for permitting reform to accelerate the build-out of America's energy infrastructure "faster, safer, and cleaner."

Yesterday, the Biden-Harris administration outlined in a fact sheet its priorities for permitting reform to accelerate the build-out of America’s energy infrastructure “faster, safer,...

Budgets are a statement of priorities, and President Biden What makes this budget truly innovative is that, across nearly every federal agency, there are new programs and efforts designed to tackle the climate crisis. These new programs are coupled with an increase in requests for personnel, an essential step to revitalize the federal agencies in the wake of former President Trump This ambitious document increases investments in climate action by over $14 billion from the previous year. Above a...

Efforts to advance racial equity baked in throughout Biden’s budget

The budget, which was released on Friday, includes tens of billions of dollars worth of programs intended to bolster the fortunes of people of color and other historically underserved groups.

The White House argues now is the time to spend big.

President Biden today detailed a $6 trillion fiscal 2022 budget that prioritizes climate change, clean energy and infrastructure investments, an opening salvo in a likely lengthy battle with Congress to get his ambitious spending and policy goals enacted.

April 10, 20213:23 AM UTC United StatesBiden budgets $14 bln hike for climate includes big boosts for EPA, science ReutersTimothy GardnerValerie Volcovici 4 minute read U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on tackling climate change prior to signing executive actions in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday proposed $14 billion in spending on initiatives to fight climate change in the 2022 b...

NEPA, enforcement and civil rights Increasing the Federal Government’s efforts to address current and historic environmental injustice Consistent with these orders and policies, On April 7, 2021, the EPA Administrator, Michael Regan, directed all EPA offices to clearly integrate environmental justice considerations into their plans and actions. “Too many communities whose residents are predominantly of color, Indigenous, or low-income continue to suffer from disproportionately high pollutio...

U.S. President Joe Biden, joined by Vice-President Kamala Harris, signs the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 on March 11, 2021, in the Oval Office. Photo by Adam Schultz / White House The Biden administration has pledged some serious money to back its commitment to environmental justice. Canada, meanwhile, remains mired in the discussion stage. The White House’s discretionary budget request, released April 9, includes more than US$1.4 billion for environmental justice initiatives. Of that, ...