From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Clean Air Council and its supporters have worked for years to urge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce air pollution from new and existing oil and gas facilities. The gas industry emits … Continued
By Reid Wilson The number of state legislative districts where racial or ethnic minorities make up a majority or a near majority of the population dropped substantially after the latest round of redistricting, even as those minority groups accounted for … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Why are we cutting down one of the planet’s most important forest ecosystems to make toilet paper? Housing some of North America’s most iconic animals, Canada’s boreal forest is also a crucial carbon sink that absorbs planet-warming … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): The time is now to finish the job that the Inflation Reduction Act started by expanding Medicare drug price negotiation, and extending the insulin $35 copay cap to every American, not just those with Medicare. … Continued
The vast majority of US public lands are carved out of Indigenous people’s sacred homelands. In some cases, Tribal communities retain treaty rights to those lands, many of which contain sacred cultural sites. Yet the federal government grants itself permission … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s future is not ensured. The Arctic Refuge isn’t a permanently protected place. This means that future oil and gas drilling could ruin this wild place, and tracts of land could be leased … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): There are only a few weeks left for Congress to pass a major end-of-year spending bill and we’re doing everything in our power to ensure that it includes protections and investments for critical … Continued
From ReImagine Appalachia (https://reimagineappalachia.org/): We all know that Appalachian communities need federal investments to fix our outdated infrastructure, repair our communities, and build our bright visions for the future. We also know that the communities that have the least resources … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): The clock is ticking for Afghans in the U.S.: Families who fled their homes when the Taliban seized power last year only have 10 months left until they face possible deportation back to Afghanistan. They … Continued
FINALLY, President Biden calls for a Windfall Profit Tax. He even (accurately) accused oil companies of war profiteering! This is exactly what we want to hear. A huge percentage of current inflation is a result of corporate price gouging. They’ve … Continued