Environmental Defense Fund, "With Biden declared the winner, a window opens for climate, equity and public health"

The EDF called not only repairing, but rebuilding the federal government’s approach to the environment. The organization outlined three priorities: 1) Policies that will allow a fast shift toward renewable energy, including making electrical vehicles and their infrastructure more available. 2) Taking responsibility for climate change, including rejoining the Paris climate agreement and rebuilding scientific staff at the EPA. 3) Protecting communities from environmental health threats, including having the EPA “fulfill its commitment” to President Clinton’s executive order on environmental justice (EO 12898). “It’s not enough to make up for four lost years, we have to rebuild an America that’s healthier and more equitable than it has ever been,” the EDF concluded.

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Environmental Defense Fund

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Fred Krupp, "With Biden declared the winner, a window opens for climate, equity and public health," EDF Voices Blog, November 8, 2020.