Environmental Justice

"Hope And Skepticism As Biden Promises To Address Environmental Racism"

"Devon Hall has lived most of his nearly seven decades in Duplin County, N.C. The land is flat and green there in the southeastern part of the state, about an hour's drive from the coast. It's lovely unless you live downwind of one of the county's many industrial hog farms."

Source: NPR, 01/29/2021

"Biden, Emphasizing Job Creation, Signs Sweeping Climate Actions"

"President Biden on Wednesday signed a sweeping series of executive actions — ranging from pausing new federal oil leases to electrifying the government’s vast fleet of vehicles — while casting the moves as much about job creation as the climate crisis."

Source: NYTimes, 01/28/2021

Coal Communities Want Biden to Fund an Economic Transition to Clean Power

"Coal-state economic development groups, labor leaders and environmentalists are asking President Joe Biden’s administration to fund a “just transition” from coal to renewable energy, given his focus on climate change, environmental justice and racial and economic equity."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/27/2021

Coal-State Manchin Takes on Key Chairmanship for Dems Climate Effort

"The senator who famously shot a bullet through a copy of Congress’ last major climate bill in a 2010 political advertisement is now well-positioned to determine how much of President-elect Joe Biden’s $2 trillion climate and jobs program becomes law."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/27/2021

"Dakota Access Pipeline Loses Appeal, Fueling Shutdown Fight"

"Energy Transfer LP’s infamous Dakota Access oil pipeline suffered another blow Tuesday when a judge upheld a decision to scrap a key permit, threatening a system that has already been up and running for more than three years. The ruling doesn’t force the project to shut down, but that risk remains."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/27/2021

"Biden To Place Environmental Justice At Center Of Sweeping Climate Plan"

"On Wednesday, the president plans far-reaching actions to cut carbon emissions, aid polluted communities and shift the nation away from fossil fuels. The administration will treat climate change ‘as the emergency that it is,’ one top adviser says."

Source: Washington Post, 01/27/2021

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