The White House has a goal to conserve 30% of US land and water by 2030 – Trump has different plans

A week after his presidential inauguration, Joe Biden cited the climate and biodiversity crises as reasons to set a sweeping new goal – to conserve at least 30% of America’s vast lands and waters by the end of the decade.

Three years on, new protections have spurred meaningful progress towards meeting the target by 2030.

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