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"Listen to the science" isn't just a bumper sticker anymore — it's official White House policy.
Flanked by a painting of Benjamin Franklin and a 332-gram sample of moon rock, Joe Biden spent his first day as president signing his name on a towering stack of science-forward executive orders: rejoining the Paris climate agreement, revoking the Keystone XL pipeline permit, and launching a review of the Trump administration's decisions around public lands, methane emissions, and fuel economy standards for cars and trucks. He called for the federal government to "advance environmental justice" and "be guided by the best science," as a guiding principle for tackling climate change.