In His Executive Order To Tackle The Climate Crisis, President Biden Shows His Intent To Kill Fossil Fuels
Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis Blogger Marvin Pirila added bold print and underlines to emphasize important aspects of this executive order. His comments are in brackets. JANUARY 20, 2021 • PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. Our Nation has an abiding commitment to empower our workers and communities; promote and protect our public health and the environment; and conserve our national treasures and monuments, places that secure our national memory. Where the Federal Government has failed to meet that commitment in the past, it must advance environmental justice. In carrying out this charge, the Federal Government must be guided by the best science and be protected by processes that ensure the integrity of Federal decision-making. It is, therefore, the po