Bernie Biden
In 2020, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden pledged to stop all new oil drilling on federal land.
  • On the campaign trail in 2020, Biden promised to ban all new oil drilling on federal land.
  • He just violated that pledge by approving one of the largest-ever drilling projects on that land.
  • Activists and many Democratic lawmakers are condemning his decision to approve the Alaska project.

President Joe Biden has made fighting climate change a central pillar of his presidency. He's promised — and the White House says he's delivered — more to protect the climate than any other US president.