Photo from the Climate March 2019, San Francisco, CA. By Li-An Lim.

President Joe Biden is going full bore on his promises to the American public about taking immediate action with Executive Orders to reverse damaging policies of the Trump Administration - which include those that threaten the environment.

On his first day in office, Biden followed through on commitments to "listen to the science; to improve public health and protect our environment; to ensure access to clean air and water; to limit exposure to dangerous chemicals and pesticides; to hold polluters accountable, including those who disproportionately harm communities of color and low-income communities; to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; to bolster resilience to the impacts of climate change; to restore and expand our national treasures and monuments; and to prioritize both environmental justice and the creation of the well-paying union jobs necessary to deliver on these goals."

Included in President Biden's Executive Order are the following actions:

Immediately reviewing agency actions taken between January 20, 2017, and January 20, 2021;
Restoring National Monuments and reviewing monument boundaries and conditions;
Placing a temporary moratorium on the Federal Government's implementation of the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge;
Accounting for the benefits of reducing climate pollution;
Revoking the March 2019 permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline;
Rejoining the Paris Climate Accord, the largest international effort to halt global warming.

Heal the Ocean will keep our members informed about the new Administration's actions to benefit the environment, sanitation issues, and other items we have been working on.