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The sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol as preparations are made for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, morning. (Caroline Brehman/Pool Photo via AP)
Less than a week into his presidency, Joe Biden has already signed executive orders emphasizing the importance of science, environmental justice and climate change within the Environmental Protection Agency.
And Undine Kipka says the biggest thing she s feeling right now is relief.
Kipka is an environmental engineer and union vice president at the EPA’s New England office. She says the last four years spent working under a president skeptical of both climate change and environmental regulations have been pretty tough, almost traumatic.