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NASA Joins White House National Climate Task Force

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WASHINGTON, March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As a leading agency observing and understanding environmental changes to Earth, NASA has joined the National Climate Task Force.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As a leading agency observing and understanding environmental changes to Earth, NASA has joined the National Climate Task Force.
  • President Joe Biden issued an executive order Jan. 27, which initially outlined details of the task force.
  • The administration's climateagenda outlines putting climate at the center of the country's foreign policy and national security and encourages a governmentwide approach to climate change.
  • "Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing us today," said Gavin Schmidt, acting NASA senior climate advisor and director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York.