Bidens executive orders5/28/2023 ![]() President Biden speaks about his administration's efforts to reduce gun violence in Monterey Park, Calif., on Tuesday. Here’s everything we know about the new executive order, and where it fits in the president’s ongoing efforts to curb gun violence. “We remember and mourn,” Biden said, “But I’m here with you today to act.” The president relayed personal stories about each of the deceased victims, saying they represented “who we are as Americans.” 25, stopping at a memorial outside the dance studio, where she offered her condolences on behalf of Biden and the administration. ![]() Vice President Kamala Harris visited Monterey Park on Jan. It was Biden's first visit to the tight-knit Asian American community since the Jan. lands and waters are fully conserved and protected by 2030 and 50% by 2050.President Biden on Tuesday issued an executive order aimed at increasing background checks by cracking down on firearm dealers who violate the law - the latest attempt by his administration to reduce gun violence.īiden formally announced the executive actions in Monterey Park, Calif., after meeting with first responders and families of the victims of the deadly mass shooting that left 11 people dead and nine others wounded at a ballroom dance studio during a Lunar New Year celebration. In the Southeast extinction looms for 28% of the region’s fishes, 48% of crayfishes and nearly 70% of freshwater mussels.Ī year ago the Center launched Saving Life on Earth, a plan that calls for a $100 billion investment to save species and the creation of new national monuments and parks, wildlife refuges and marine sanctuaries so that 30% of U.S. For example, there are less than 400 North Atlantic right whales left, just 14 red wolves known in the wild in North Carolina, and likely around 10 vaquita porpoises in Mexico. Species are dying out at hundreds to thousands of times the natural rate. The United Nations last year said more than 1 million plant and animal species are heading toward extinction. loses a football-field worth of natural area every 30 seconds to human development, severely affecting wildlife, fresh water and clean air. Habitat loss and degradation remains the largest driver of extinction in the United States and around the world. Three-quarters of the planet’s lands and two-thirds of its ocean have been heavily altered by humans. ![]() Federal officials also will support local, state, private and tribal conservation and restoration efforts and work to improve access to nature for low-income communities and communities of color. Under the president’s order, the Interior Department will determine how to measure the country’s progress toward the 30x30 goal and outline steps to achieve it. Human activity got us to this heartbreaking point, and we’re grateful the Biden administration will address this global crisis by working to protect 30% of the nation’s lands and oceans by 2030.” “We’ve got to preserve the most biologically rich ecosystems to have any hope of bringing nature back from the brink. “This is a crucial step to stopping the wildlife extinction crisis, which threatens the future of all life on our planet,” said Kierán Suckling, executive director at the Center for Biological Diversity. WASHINGTON- President Joe Biden will issue an executive order today directing federal officials to protect 30% of the country’s lands and ocean waters by 2030, part of an effort to slow the wildlife extinction crisis and curb global warming.
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