Executive Order 13990

Executive Order 13990, officially titled Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis[1] is an executive order signed by President Joe Biden on January 20, 2021 which implements various environmental policies of his administration including revoking the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline[2] and temporarily prohibiting drilling in the arctic refuge.[3]

Executive Order 13990
Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis
President Biden signs a series of Executive Orders amongst which was order 13990 shortly after his inauguration on January 20th, 2021.
TypeExecutive order
Executive Order number1099
Signed byJoe Biden on January 20, 2021 (2021-01-20)
Federal Register details
Federal Register document number2021-01765
Publication date20 January 2021
Summary
Implements various environmental policies including the revocation of the permit for the Keystone Pipeline and temporarily prohibits drilling in the artic refuge.

Provisions

The order declares that it is the policy of the Biden Administration to:

follow scientific means to advance Public Health and the Environment;
mandates a review of the actions and policies of all federal agencies taken during the Trump administration to ensure compliance with the administration's environmental policies;
directs a review of the size and location of various federal lands;
places a temporary moratorium on the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program;
requires an accounting of the benefits of reducing climate pollution;
revokes the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline;
revokes or reinstates various Executive Orders.

The order was one of fifteen signed during the first day of the Biden administration.[4]

Reactions

Climate experts like Rachel Cleetus and Jonna Hamilton praised the order. [5]

See also

References
  1. "Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis". Federal Register. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  2. "Keystone XL pipeline halted as Biden revokes permit". AP NEWS. 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  3. "Biden plans temporary halt of oil activity in Arctic refuge". AP NEWS. 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  4. "Biden signs executive actions on COVID, climate change, immigration and more". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  5. "Consequential Biden Actions Nobody Is Talking About". EcoWatch. 25 January 2021.
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