President Joe Biden commemorated Earth Day by creating safeguards for the United States\u2019 ancient woods, which are viewed as a crucial weapon in the fight against climate change, during a trip to Seattle on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Democrat has spent a lot of time campaigning for environmental regulations and US leadership in the fight against global warming, but she has consistently fallen into opposition in Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His executive order, signed in the highly wooded and often breathtakingly wild state of Washington, would recognize the importance of America\u2019s old-growth forests in regulating climate change, as well as their fragility in an era of ever-intensifying wildfires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officials in charge of federal lands must assess mature forests within a year and identify hazards to the trees, according to Biden\u2019s order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The White House noted in a statement that \u201cAmerica\u2019s woods are a critical climate answer, absorbing carbon dioxide equivalent to more than 10% of US yearly greenhouse gas emissions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMany of the nation\u2019s mature and old-growth forests, which serve as essential carbon sinks, valued landscapes, and distinctive habitats, are found on federal lands.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, these wonderful ecosystems are already being threatened by climate change, with increasing wildfires necessitating immediate action to protect our forests and the economies that rely on them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Biden has set high environmental goals during his presidency, and he promptly reversed his Republican predecessor Donald Trump\u2019s decision to withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With only a sliver of a majority in Congress, he has made huge gains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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