Conservation groups in Michigan are welcoming the Biden administration’s actions diesigned to protect the environmental. President Biden released more policies this week aimed at tackling climate change and preserving public lands. Tim Minotas with the Sierra Club in Michigan tells us the policies are crucial for the state, which continues to feel the climate impacts of increased rainfall and flooding, as well as deterioration of Lake Michigan’s shores.
“These executive actions really will protect our public lands, water and coasts, and make great strides towards environmental justice and including those voices into any climate work. We look forward to working with them, and creating a more clean and sustainable future.”
Executive actions include creating a National Climate Task Force, a moratorium on new oil-and-gas leases on federal lands, and a ten-year goal to conserve 30% of the country’s land by 2030.
