Biden prepares to ban new oil and gas leases on federal land
U.S. President Joe Biden has designated Wednesday as "climate day" at the White House to announce a series of execution actions.
The main focus will be the president's order on federal agencies asking them to determine the parameters of the federal land oil and gas lease ban.
President Biden will order the preservation of "30 to 30," to protect nearly a third of all federal land and water by the end of the decade. He will create a working group and issue a memorandum that will make climate change a national security priority, a source told The New York Times.
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