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"Biden To Place Environmental Justice At Center Of Sweeping Climate Plan"

"On Wednesday, the president plans far-reaching actions to cut carbon emissions, aid polluted communities and shift the nation away from fossil fuels. The administration will treat climate change ‘as the emergency that it is,’ one top adviser says."

Source: Washington Post, 01/27/2021

"Climate Scientist Michael Mann: Deniers Are Shifting Tactics"

"Published earlier this month, "The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet" contends that the fossil fuel industry and its allies have shifted their strategies for delaying climate action. Instead of attacking the credibility of the science, these interests are now blaming warming on individuals while arguing it's too late to prevent catastrophic impacts, according to the book."

Source: E&E News, 01/26/2021

Biden Sets in Motion Plan to Ban New Oil and Gas Leases on Federal Land

"President Biden on Wednesday will direct federal agencies to determine how expansive a ban on new oil and gas leasing on federal land should be, part of a suite of executive orders that will effectively launch his agenda to combat climate change, two people with knowledge of the president’s plans said Monday."

Source: NYTimes, 01/26/2021

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