A new presidential memo signals commitment from the very top to the use of data and science at a time when the country is confronted by major crises, tw.
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Last week’s “Climate Day” actions grabbed headlines primarily for how they respond to climate risk through increased federal coordination. Equally important may be the actions the Biden administration took that day to combat environmental injustice, in large part by expanding the role of science and equity considerations in rulemaking and other agency actions. This change in focus will color how agencies regulate and enforce regulations concerning air emissions as well as other media, including emerging chemicals of concern, like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). First, the Executive Order on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and the President’s Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking re-committed the federal government to science-based decision-making through the establishment of a Council of Advisors on Scienc
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President Joe Biden hasn t wasted any time setting his agenda into motion through a flurry of executive actions that address everything from COVID-19 to the climate crisis.
While his administration continues the plodding work of coordinating with Congress on more ambitious policy goals, Biden has inked 42 executive actions thus far. See them all here organized by topic.
Health care Executive Order on Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. Reopens enrollment on HealthCare.gov from February 15 through May 15, and directs federal agencies to reexamine policies that may reduce or undermine access to the Affordable Care Act.
WASHINGTON D.C. President Joe Biden hasn t wasted any time setting his agenda into motion through a flurry of executive actions that address everything from COVID-19 to the climate crisis.
While his administration continues the plodding work of coordinating with Congress on more ambitious policy goals, Biden has inked 42 executive actions thus far. See them all here organized by topic.
Health care Executive Order on Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. Reopens enrollment on HealthCare.gov from February 15 through May 15, and directs federal agencies to reexamine policies that may reduce or undermine access to the Affordable Care Act.
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President Joe Biden issued a series of executive orders on January 27 to further confront the “existential threat” of climate change, to reaffirm the executive branch’s commitment to evidence-based policymaking and innovation, and to build on the executive actions
taken on Day 1. This LawFlash provides an overview of several of the key actions under those orders.
ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AT HOME AND ABROAD
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Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad(Climate Order) aims to spur domestic action and cooperation with international partners to address the impacts of climate change, which the president describes as a “climate crisis.” The Climate Order initiates a series of planned actions at the federal government level, including the creation of new executive-level offices and senior administration roles, a directive to halt new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or offshore w