President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a raft of executive actions to combat climate change, including pausing new oil and gas leases on federal land and cutting fossil fuel subsidies, as he pursues green policies he billed as a boon to the economy. The orders map out the direction for the Democratic president’s climate change and environmental agenda and mark a reversal from policies under his Republican predecessor Donald Trump, who sought to maximize U.S. oil, gas, and coal output by removing regulations and easing environmental reviews. “In my view, we’ve already waited too long to deal with this climate crisis,” Biden said at a White House ceremony, noting […]