The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
Endangered Species Act
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Lawmakers, Lobbyists and the Administration Join Forces to Overhaul the Endangered Species Act
In the past two weeks, more than two dozen pieces of legislation, policy initiatives and amendments designed to weaken the law have been either introduced or voted on in Congress.
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Trump Administration Seeks to Delay Findings on Pesticides
"It's appallingly clear that the pesticide industry is now essentially running Trump's EPA – rather than following the science and the law, the agency is turning its back on endangered species across the country."
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Biologists Warn Half of All Species to Face Extinction by 2100
"The living fabric of the world is slipping through our fingers without our showing much sign of caring," warned the conference of biologists, ecologists and economists that began Monday at the Vatican.
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EPA Plans to Allow Unlimited Dumping of Fracking Wastewater in the Gulf of Mexico
Environmentalists are warning the agency that its draft plan to continue allowing oil and gas companies to dump unlimited amounts of fracking chemicals and wastewater directly into the Gulf is in violation of federal law.
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Oil and Gas Industry Fueling Legislation That Could Rip Apart Endangered Species Act
A spate of bills attached with riders are moving through Congress that would dismantle the historic law by transferring authority from the federal level to the states – inaugurating an era of unrestrained development.
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The Fossil Fuel Resistance: A New Movement is Emerging
As the world burns, a new movement to reverse climate change is emerging — fiercely, loudly and right next door.
