Biden-Harris Administration Archives - State of the Planet

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11 Ways the Biden Administration Could Reduce Emissions From the Food System

As the president’s April 22 climate summit draws near, the federal action plan should focus on the enormous opportunities for emissions reductions in the food system.

by Kevin Karl and David Sandalow |April 8, 2021
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Rebuilding America’s National Government

The presence of a competent national government capable of investment in the future will enable environmentally sustainable economic growth.

by |April 5, 2021
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Biden’s Climate Summit and the Practical Path to Decarbonization

Following four years of Trump’s climate denial, the Biden administration has gone all in and is starting to articulate a comprehensive climate policy.

by |March 29, 2021
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Michael Regan and the Reconstruction of the U.S. EPA

The next four years should undo the damage of the past four years and put America back on the path of effective environmental policy.

by |March 15, 2021

Looking Back and Looking Ahead After a Year of Pandemic

Our human need for social interaction will influence our calculus and my hope is that when normal life resumes, we never again take it for granted.

by |March 8, 2021

A Guide to the Biden Administration’s All-of-Government Approach to Environmental Justice

How federal agencies can and will incorporate environmental justice into their operations.

by |March 4, 2021
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Biden Should Keep Trump’s Reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act

Throwing out the changes could make the new administration’s climate initiatives harder to implement.

by David R. Hill |March 2, 2021
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The Danger of Infrastructure Incoherence

Over 70% of the American public favors Biden’s stimulus plan and I suspect a similar number will support an infrastructure bill that will rebuild our roads and restore employment.

by |March 1, 2021

Compassion, Empathy and American Anti-poverty and Immigration Policy

We should be able to find it in our hearts to help children, dreamers and refugees, and our new president gives me hope we can do just that.

by |February 15, 2021

The U.S. Is Back in the Paris Agreement. Now What?

What progress has been made and what could change with the U.S.’s reentry?

by |February 4, 2021