Earthjustice Statement on Biden’s Pick for Agriculture Secretary

Earthjustice issued a statement regarding President-elect Joe Biden's nomination of Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture, outlining priorities for the role including climate change mitigation, the restoration of forest protections, and the creation of a sustainable food system.

• Earthjustice asserts that the Department of Agriculture is central to addressing the climate crisis, public health, and environmental justice because it manages public lands and the food system.
• Earthjustice identifies several priorities for Tom Vilsack, including the delivery of a sustainable food system that supports farmers and farmworkers through the regeneration of agricultural ecologies, the rebuilding of rural economies, and a focus on industrial pollution and climate change mitigation.
• Earthjustice emphasizes the necessity for the Secretary of Agriculture to protect old growth and mature forests as carbon sinks and to restore protections for the Tongass National Forest to benefit indigenous communities and the climate.

APA

Hayden, M. (2020). Earthjustice Statement on Biden’s Pick for Agriculture Secretary. Earthjustice. https://earthjustice.org/press/2020/earthjustice-statement-on-bidens-pick-for-agriculture-secretary

Chicago

Hayden, Martin. Earthjustice Statement on Biden’s Pick for Agriculture Secretary. Earthjustice, 2020. https://earthjustice.org/press/2020/earthjustice-statement-on-bidens-pick-for-agriculture-secretary.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Hayden |first1=Martin |title=Earthjustice Statement on Biden’s Pick for Agriculture Secretary |publisher=Earthjustice |date=9 December 2020 |url=https://earthjustice.org/press/2020/earthjustice-statement-on-bidens-pick-for-agriculture-secretary |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{hayden2020earthjustice, author = {Hayden, Martin}, title = {{Earthjustice Statement on Biden’s Pick for Agriculture Secretary}}, publisher = {Earthjustice}, year = {2020}, month = dec, url = {https://earthjustice.org/press/2020/earthjustice-statement-on-bidens-pick-for-agriculture-secretary}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }