Day One: President Biden to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline
WASHINGTON, DC, January 19, 2021 (ENS) – President-elect Joe Biden has a busy day planned for Inauguration Day Wednesday, January 20. A series of executive orders expected from President Biden on his first day in office include many that affect the environment, particularly the climate. Among his actions on Day One, Biden intends to sign an executive order to rescind the construction permit for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline expansion granted in 2019 by President Donald Trump. President-elect Joe Biden represented Delaware for 36 years in the U.S. Senate before becoming the 47th Vice President of the United States. He will be sworn in as President at noon on January 20, 2021 (Photo courtesy Biden Transition)