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Honolulu, Hawaii — Days after taking office, President Joe Biden signed a sweeping new executive order to conserve 30% of the nation’s total land area and 30% of all waters it controls by 2030.
It’s not yet known how the so-called “30 by 30” plan — a bold if daunting goal to protect more of the...

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