Biden’s eleventh-hour climate actions raise hurdles for Trump administration

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President-elect Donald Trump plans to undo many of the Biden administration’s climate policies, but it has created barriers in recent months to protect its legacy.

“I will sign Day One orders to end all Biden restrictions on energy production, terminate his insane electric vehicle mandate, cancel his natural gas export ban, reopen ANWR in Alaska — the biggest site, potentially anywhere in the world — and declare a national energy emergency,” Trump said in December during a rally in Phoenix. 

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