Climate Change

By Andrew J

  • Obama's Climate Action Plan

    Obama's Climate Action Plan
    Federal Executive -
    Focused on 3 areas: Cutting carbon emissions, preparing infrastructure for climate change's impacts, and making the US one of the global leaders in combating climate change. It also focused on our protecting forests and limiting other greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Obama's Executive Order on Climate Change

    Obama's Executive Order on Climate Change
    Federal Executive -
    Obama instructed our government to be ready for climate change's impact. This created a Climate and Resilience Council.

  • Obama gives the EPA the responsibility of protecting waterways

    Obama gives the EPA the responsibility of protecting waterways
    Federal Executive -
    Obama gave the Environmental Protection Agency the responsibility to protect our waterways including streams and wetlands.

  • Obama's Clean Power Plan

    Obama's Clean Power Plan
    Federal Executive -
    This plan set a goal of reducing greenhouse emissions 32% from 2005 by 2030. It also requires states to meet certain guidelines on their carbon emission.

  • A Moratorium on the Federal Coal Program

    A Moratorium on the Federal Coal Program
    Federal Executive -
    The Obama Administration prohibited coal leasing on federal lands. It did not pause those leases which were already in effect.

  • Climate Change as a 'growing threat to national security'

    Climate Change as a 'growing threat to national security'
    Federal Executive -
    It essentially stated that the federal government should ensure that climate change and the issues arising with it be identified and realized.

  • The Paris Agreement

    The Paris Agreement
    Federal Power Legislative/Executive - The Paris Agreement was put into action on November 4th, 2016 and said that all countries signing it would try to lower their emissions. 166 of 197 countries have signed it.

  • Trump revokes the "Waters of the United States" act

    Trump revokes the "Waters of the United States" act
    Federal Executive -
    Trump signed an executive order that called for a review of the rule. He said it is one of the worst examples of federal regulation. He said that by changing this rule, the EPA could focus on things like protecting our air.

  • Trump orders change on multiple Obama climate policies

    Trump orders change on multiple Obama climate policies
    Federal Executive -
    Trump made an executive order that revoked many of Obama's climate change acts. This is because they supposedly hurt business in the US and take away many jobs.

  • The Trump Administration made plans of pulling out of the Paris Agreement

    The Trump Administration made plans of pulling out of the Paris Agreement
    Federal Executive -
    Trump and his administration announced that they will undoubtedly be leaving the Paris Agreement, however not just yet.