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The Department of Health and Human Services established the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity as directed by Executive Order No. 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.
The Department of Health and Human Services established the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity as directed by Executive Order No. 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.
The president issued Exec. Order No. 14037, Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars and Trucks, calling for new rulemakings to promote clean and efficient cars and trucks in the United States and setting a goal that 50% of all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in 2030 be zero emission vehicles.
EPA proposed to revise the greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles for 2023 and later model years to make the standards more stringent.
The president issued Exec. Order No. 14030, Climate-Related Financial Risk, to establish a governmentwide strategy regarding the measurement, assessment, mitigation, and disclosure of climate-related financial risk to federal government programs, assets, and liabilities, and the financing needs associated with achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, limiting global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and adapting to acute and chronic impacts of climate change.
The president issued Exec. Order No. 14027, Establishment of the Climate Change Support Office; the order establishes a temporary organization within the State Department to support bilateral and multilateral engagement to address the climate crisis.
EPA announced the availability of and seeks comment on the draft document "Technical Documentation for the Temperature Binning Framework," which provides technical documentation of a framework for analyzing the sector-specific impacts of climate change under different levels of warming.
CEQ rescinded its Draft National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions consistent with Exec. Order No. 13990, Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis.
EPA announced the availability of and seeks comment on the Draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2019.
The president issued Exec. Order No. 13990, Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis; the Order directs all executive departments and agencies to review and, as appropriate, take action to address actions taken during the past four years that conflict with various national objectives and commence work to confront the climate crisis.
Scientific communities and policy experts argue that marine protected areas (MPAs) will increase the potential of marine ecosystems to tackle climate change impacts. Yet to date, there has been little legal scholarship about how to design, manage, and implement climate-resilient MPAs. This Article underscores the importance of considering climate change in the design, planning, and implementation of MPAs, and identifies mechanisms for incorporating climate change elements into MPAs.