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Trade Groups Must Be Challenged for Their Harmful Climate Deception
Kathy Mulvey, climate accountability campaign director
September 10, 2020 12:14 PM EDT
No company should get kudos for splashy climate pledges unless it also insists that the industry groups it supports are working toward its stated climate goals. Read more >
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Did EPA’s Non-Enforcement Policy Cause Lake Charles Chemical Plant Fire As COVID-Climate Disasters Pile Up?
Adrienne Hollis, Senior Climate Justice and Health Scientist
September 3, 2020 12:50 PM EDT
In Westlake Louisiana, near Lake Charles, a chemical manufacturing plant fire last week increased the public health threat environmental justice communities are already facing. The fire released chlorine gas into the air, leading to a ‘stay at home’ order for residents who had not evacuated in anticipation of Hurricane Laura. Because of that order, and directions to keep windows and doors closed and not use air conditioners, depending on their situations, people may have been at an increased risk of COVID-19 infection and adverse health effects from the chlorine gas, on top of the danger from Hurricane Laura. Read more >
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Bribery and Corruption at Utilities Cost Them–and Us–Big
Mike Jacobs, Senior energy analyst
August 31, 2020 12:38 PM EDT
Efforts to shield fossil-fired suppliers from the effect of state policies and competition from other resources results in additional customer costs and increased climate damage. Read more >
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Three Reasons Why the COVID Relief Executive Order Is Bad Policy
Shana Udvardy, Climate Resilience Analyst
August 27, 2020 4:33 PM EDT
On August 8, in response to the Congressional stalemate on passing a coronavirus relief package and their failure to renew benefits to individuals who have lost wages due to the COVID-19 economic crisis, the President signed an Executive Order bypassing Congress. On the surface it would seem that the Executive Order solved the Congressional impasse and by doing so ensured that badly needed resources would be allocated to individuals who have lost wages due to the pandemic, right? WRONG. Here are three reasons why the Executive Order is bad policy: Read more >
