After years of environmental problems that were rapidly increasing, President Joe Biden was elected after a series of devastating wildfires and toxic water pollution. A report was released by Environment America Research & Policy Center (USA PIRG Education Fund) in December 2020. First things to fixFive actions could be taken by the Biden administration to protect the environment on day one. 15 other actions were also identified by the organizations that would have a significant impact in conserving our natural spaces and cleaning up our air and water and combating climate change. U.S. PIRG Education Fund published a progress report in April 2021 by Environment America Research & Policy Center. President Bidens First 100 DaysThank you for your efforts.
Now that the Biden administration has completed its first year, we checked back and found that the Biden administration took many important steps to restore many of the most critical environmental protections. In his first year as President Biden, he made bold steps in areas like reducing global warming pollution and getting the lead out drinking water. Three of the 20 priorities on our initial list are complete. Joining the Paris climate accordrestoring protections for Northeast Canyons National Marine Monument and Seamounts National Marine Monument. Support ratification of Kigali Agreement, which will phase out hydrofluorocarbons.
Our report showed that President Biden made significant progress in administrative work. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in December, was a significant step towards achieving important goals. Here’s what the infrastructure bill does to protect the environment.
However, there have been some tangible improvements, but there’s still more to be done. The administration must reverse the environmental rollbacks that were made in 2022. Below is a list containing the key policies that Biden prioritized in the first calendar year, along with a breakdown of their status.
First things to fix
Additional environmental priorities
