(Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday announced an effort to provide immediate support to farmers, tribes and communities suffering from worsening .
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U.S. Interior Dept revokes Trump policies, puts climate at center of decisions
04/16/2021 17:53
(Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department on Friday sought to erase the Trump administration s pro-fossil fuels legacy from the nation s public lands by revoking a suite of policies that boosted drilling and mining and ordering that climate change be put at the forefront in future agency decisions.
The moves come as the Democratic Biden administration moves rapidly to implement policies aimed at decarbonizing the U.S. economy by 2050.
Republican former President Donald Trump, a vocal climate change skeptic, pushed policies to maximize fossil fuel development on federal lands and waters with a mantra of energy dominance.
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