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Biden visits Seattle on Earth Day: President signs order to protect old-growth forests from fire
SEATTLE - President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order intended to help restore national forests devastated by wildfires, drought and blight, using an Earth Day visit to Seattle to press for more action on the environment.Although Biden has struggled to make progress on his most ambitious climate goals, he drew a sharp contrast with his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, who unraveled the country’s fight against global warming."We’ve reached the point where the crisis on the environment has become so obvious, with the notable exception of the former president, that we really have an opportunity to do things we couldn’t have done two, five, ten years ago," Biden said.US President Joe Biden signs an Executive Order Strengthening the Nations Forests, Communities, and Local Economies, during an Earth Day event at Seward Park in Seattle, Washington, on April 22, 2022. - Biden was marking Earth Day on Friday by ordering protections for the United States' ancient forests, seen as a crucial weapon in the fight against climate change, during a trip to Seattle.