The White House on Thursday snuffed out draft guidance issued by the Trump administration that would have narrowed how federal agencies consider climate change impacts in their National Environmental Policy Act reviews of energy, infrastructure and other projects.
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Consistent with his campaign promises to establish a diverse cabinet and leadership team, representative of both the national community and his own philosophy on environmental, energy and climate change issues, President Biden’s natural resource leadership team reflects just that.
New EPA Administrator, Michael Regan, a former EPA employee having worked in both the Clinton and Bush administrations and most recently serving as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ) is President Biden’s choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). When confirmed, Regan will be the first African-American to lead EPA.
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Biden Moves to Dial Down America’s Soaring Methane Emissions
Experts say the new administration can jumpstart climate protections by taking on rising methane emissions, but it won’t be easy or quick.
On his first day in office, President Biden signed a sweeping executive order that stops the Keystone XL pipeline and pauses oil lease sales in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But behind these headlines, the order also requires a thorough review of the Trump administration’s rollbacks on methane pollution. The action signals that the new president may agree with experts who say one of our biggest environmental challenges could also be one of our best opportunities to tackle climate change.
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President Biden campaigned on prioritizing climate change in his Administration, with an ambitious $2T plan to invest in clean energy and setting a target for a carbon-free electricity sector by 2035. His “Build Back Better” plan centered around accelerating the deployment of clean energy technologies like electric vehicles, solar, wind, and energy efficient buildings. It is no surprise then that the new Administration has taken swift action on clean energy and climate in the early days of Biden’s tenure. Below is a summary of the key personnel President Biden has chosen to implement his clean energy and climate agenda, along with the actions he has taken in his first few weeks in office.