Dangerously high winds have forced President Joe Biden to cancel a trip to the Eastern Coachella Valley to announce the creation of two new national monuments in California that will honor Native American tribes. He will instead speak in Los Angeles. Biden’s announcement is part of his administration’s effort to conserve at least 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030 through his “America the Beautiful” initiative. But the cancellation of the trip was also a stark reminder of another administration priority: climate change and the effects of increasingly extreme weather.
