WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27: Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) joins fellow House Democrats for a news conference to mark 200 days since they passed H.R.
1, the For the People Act, at the U.S. Capitol September 27, 2019 in Washington, DC. Following the relea U.S. Dept. of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, a Democrat from New Mexico who became the first Native American Cabinet secretary in U.S.
history, established a task force Friday to prioritize taking action on climate change. The task force has several goals, such as developing a strategy to reduce climate pollution, looking at ways to adapt to the impacts of climate change, addressing environmental injustices, protecting public lands and conserving Department-managed lands.