Priorities for the Biden Administration

Our analysts, scientists, and experts outline the most important and immediate actions that the Biden administration must take to address climate change, restore science-based decision-making, and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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May 25, 2021

There’s No Compromising on Science When it Comes to Protecting Water Quality in the Nation’s Rivers and Streams

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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May 25, 2021

Biden Administration is Building Back Science and Equity to Title X Health Program

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

Jiayu Liang/UCS

April 30, 2021

Biden Has Reversed Trump’s War on Science in His First 100 Days

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

NASA

April 20, 2021

Biden’s Earth Day Summit Is a Crucial Opportunity for Climate Action

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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April 14, 2021

Science and Environmental Communities Call on Biden, Congress to Decarbonize Transportation and Power Generation

Jonna Hamilton
Former Contributor

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April 6, 2021

Fossil Fuels and Public Lands: How the US Interior Department Can Act on Climate Right Now

Joel Clement
Former Contributor

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March 31, 2021

We Have an Infrastructure Plan

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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March 30, 2021

Protecting Workers from COVID-19: Long Overdue Safety Standards Coming Soon from OSHA

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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March 10, 2021

US Should Pledge to Cut Heat-trapping Emissions At Least 50 Percent Below 2005 Levels by 2030

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

US Department of the Interior

March 3, 2021

Science Wins at the Interior Department

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

Getty Images

March 2, 2021

The Social Cost of Carbon Gets an Interim Update from the Biden Administration

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Photo: White House

February 18, 2021

As the US Rejoins the Paris Agreement, What’s Next on the Road to COP26?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Pedro Ramirez, Jr/USFWS

January 28, 2021

Outgoing Administration Gave Thumbs Up to Migratory Bird Massacre. It’s Time to Reverse the Damage.

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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January 27, 2021

Stopping Climate Change Is Not Enough

Joel Clement
Former Contributor

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January 26, 2021

President Biden’s Fast Start at the Interior Department

Joel Clement
Former Contributor

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January 22, 2021

Consequential Biden Actions Nobody Is Talking About

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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January 22, 2021

The Environmental Justice Movement Moves Front and Center in the Biden Administration

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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January 15, 2021

President Biden and Vice President Harris Really Will Listen to the Scientists!

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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January 15, 2021

Long Overdue COVID Worker Protections Would Still Save Hundreds of Lives

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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January 14, 2021

Ask a Scientist: What Should the Biden Administration and Congress Do to Address the Climate Crisis?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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December 22, 2020

What a Relief! Hopes for the Biden-Harris Administration

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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December 10, 2020

Top Four Ways that the Biden Administration Can Center Environmental Justice Reform

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

FEMA

December 3, 2020

On Day One, President-Elect Biden Can Better Prepare Communities for the Next Disaster

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

December 2, 2020

President-Elect Biden Must Prioritize Coal Communities—and Here’s How

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

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