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Tennessee Hillbilly

(587 posts)
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 11:59 AM Nov 2020

Biden will undo trump's assault on public lands and environmental protections

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The president-elect has vowed to not only reverse the Trump administration’s rollback of protected sites, but designate new ones.
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“As President, Biden will take immediate steps to reverse the Trump administration’s assaults on America’s natural treasures, including by reversing Trump’s attacks on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Bears Ears, and Grand Staircase-Escalante,” reads their comprehensive plan for tribal nations, which the campaign released in October.
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The incoming administration’s plan for combating the climate crisis similarly notes that Biden will protect “areas impacted by President Trump’s attack on federal lands and waters

Link:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-national-monuments_n_5fa9808cc5b66009569d241f

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Biden will undo trump's assault on public lands and environmental protections (Original Post) Tennessee Hillbilly Nov 2020 OP
Biden will be doing warm up exercises prior to his first day in office. dubyadiprecession Nov 2020 #1
I wonder if he could just have them all signed and ready to go. Flaleftist Nov 2020 #3
He doesn't have to sign anything in front of an audience or camera's. dubyadiprecession Nov 2020 #4
We can only hope it's not too late DeeDeeNY Nov 2020 #2
Some of what trump tried to do has been stalled in the courts. Tennessee Hillbilly Nov 2020 #6
No kidding. jeffreyi Nov 2020 #5

dubyadiprecession

(5,706 posts)
1. Biden will be doing warm up exercises prior to his first day in office.
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 12:03 PM
Nov 2020

Signing executive orders, and reversing all the ones made by dumpster fire!

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)
3. I wonder if he could just have them all signed and ready to go.
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 02:15 PM
Nov 2020

So when he is sworn in, they take effect. Is the big show of a signing ceremony really necessary?

6. Some of what trump tried to do has been stalled in the courts.
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 05:05 PM
Nov 2020

Also, I believe that many big companies, including oil, mining, timber and auto manufacturers, have held off on making new investments to try to take advantage of trump's actions in anticipation that this could happen.

What has done a lot of damage is the big trade war that trump started.

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