![]() ![]() During his first week in office, President Biden launched the most ambitious environmental justice agenda in our nation’s history. President Biden and Vice President Harris believe that every person has a right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and live in a healthy community – now and into the future. Get Involved Show submenu for “Get Involved””.The White House Show submenu for “The White House””.Office of the United States Trade Representative.Office of Science and Technology Policy.Executive Offices Show submenu for “Executive Offices””.Administration Show submenu for “Administration””.The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. So even if a future president reverses the executive order, there's still a lot that's already been done.ĬORNISH: That's Jeff Brady from NPR's climate team. But, you know, what's really important here is that by setting deadlines for agencies to accomplish these goals, they aim to start these transitions now. They appear to be on track to do that mostly before the end of Biden's first term. The Interior Department plans to transition its fleet of about 100 motorcycles that the U.S. Now President Biden is reversing that reversal and issuing this climate-focused order that's even stronger than what Obama had originally called for.ĬORNISH: So realistically, how much of these - the changes in these orders, how much can this administration accomplish before a potential change in administration?īRADY: Certainly getting all of this done would be a tall order, but there are some specific examples. Then President Trump revoked it and issued an order to focus on cutting costs instead. In fact, this order is based on one former President Obama signed during his administration. And then another president could just come along and reverse these orders. The administration could need more money to make this happen. But this is what the president can accomplish now, and he certainly wants to be seen as making progress on climate change.ĬORNISH: How can this be effective compared to a law?īRADY: Yeah, there are limitations to an executive order. This executive order certainly can't make up for that weakened legislation because this applies only to the federal government. Originally, the administration had planned for a very ambitious spending bill that would put the country on a path to meet its obligations under the Paris climate agreement, but that faced opposition from within the president's own party, notably from Senator Joe Manchin, who represents the coal state of West Virginia. That big budget reconciliation package that the House passed last week, it does include some of the president's climate agenda. This builds on an earlier order that President Biden signed - that President Biden signed just after he took office. And the 2030 clean electricity goal for the federal government - that's a big deal because the federal government is the largest electricity consumer in the country, so that should give a boost to companies that generate wind, solar, hydro and nuclear power.ĬORNISH: Is this executive order because the president is having a hard time with a legislative package on this issue?īRADY: Well, I think that's maybe a little bit of it, but it's not directly connected. Part of the goal there is to jumpstart the burgeoning electric car business in the U.S. ![]() The government has 300,000 buildings and 600,000 cars and trucks, with the goal of zero-emission vehicles in just over a decade. And a lot of work is needed to make that happen. JEFF BRADY, BYLINE: Well, President Biden wants the federal government to use its $650 billion in annual purchasing power to focus on cleaner energy sources, ones that don't emit the greenhouse gases that are changing the climate. ![]() So I want to talk to you about President Biden's executive order on climate. Joining us now is Connor O'Brien, a defense reporter for Politico. ![]() The National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, passed last night and is headed towards the Senate. lawmakers agree on one thing, spending lots of money on the military - some $768 billion. ![]()
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