Biden’s Big Push for Land Conservation Gets Brief Spotlight

President Joe Biden tossed out one line in his State of the Union speech on an environmental policy that’s rarely discussed and yet is turning into a significant achievement: land conservation.

It might have been difficult to detect in Biden’s clipped syntax — the president described his policy as “historic conservation efforts to be responsible stewards of our lands” — but that effort now includes nearly $14 billion aimed at setting aside or restoring million of acres.

Biden talks a lot about being a climate change president and the jobs that will come from a transition to green energy. Saving ...