This Biden-Harris has hit the ground running with government-wide actions to tackle the climate crisis and restore environmental protections. We have never seen an administration truly prioritize the environment on Day One, and surely never like this. But we’ll need to hold them accountable to ensure they make good on their promises. See how.
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Earthjustice Janaury 2021 newsletter
JANUARY NEWSLETTER
President Biden signs Executive Orders at the Resolute Desk on his first day of office. (Evan Vucci / AP)
Much to repair and restore, but also much to gain
The Biden-Harris administration began Day One by outlining a sweeping policy agenda. After taking his oath, President Biden signed a suite of executive orders directing federal agencies to commit to higher ethical standards and change course on the biggest social and environmental issues of our time.
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From the short film: Tȟokáta Hé Miyé (My Name Is Future) (Josué Rivas)
“We arrived with prayers but they brought weapons”
In this short film, Tȟokáta Hé Miyé (My Name Is Future) we join the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in calling on President Biden to take the first step in restoring justice by shutting down the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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Flared natural gas is burned off at Apache Corporations operations at the Deadwood natural gas plant in the Permian Basin on February 5, 2015 in Garden City, Texas. (Spencer Platt)
Building back a fossil free future
We are facing an extinction crisis, and one of the biggest drivers of biodiversity loss is habitat destruction. That’s why we’re calling on the Biden administration to move swiftly and prohibit new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters.
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Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
The Biden-Harris administration and the environment
This administration has hit the ground running with government-wide actions to tackle the climate crisis and restore environmental protections. We have never seen an administration truly prioritize the environment on Day One, and surely never like this. But we’ll need to hold them accountable to ensure they make good on their promises. See how.
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Introduce yourself to your member of Congress
Whether you’re an activist, a regular voter, or have never voted in your life, your voice matters. We have to hold our elected officials accountable every single day — because if we don’t, entrenched interests will be the only ones who do.
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A stable climate: clean water, greenery, wind turbine, solar panels, clean public transit, bicycle parking, pedestrians and cyclists. (Sally Deng for Earthjustice)
It’s time to imagine — and demand — the world we deserve
Now is the time to invest in solutions to rebuild our country in a sustainable and equitable way. But we know you can’t create what you can’t see. That’s why we’ve illustrated our own vision for a truly just world.
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