New Biden Rules Agenda Cites Climate Change, Workers, Taxes (1)

President Joe Biden released his next regulatory to-do list on Wednesday, detailing his ambitions to influence industries, institutions and communities through the government’s rulemaking power.

Regulations shoring up climate-change monitoring and clarifying labor rules regarding independent contractors and government workers are on the agenda, as is a pledge for new tax guidance on digital currency and new protections for disabled people.

The list, typically issued twice a year, offers a window into how the administration plans to use 29 cabinet-level departments, executive agencies and federal commissions to advance the president’s priorities. The 2,651 rules on the current list touch on ...