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A 'Green New Dud'? Progressives Warn House Climate Bill 'Fails to Grasp the Fundamental Truth' of Planetary Crisis
"A real transition to a clean energy future can and must begin with a halt to new fracking—first on federal lands, and everywhere else soon after," says Food & Water Action executive director Wenonah Hauter. (Photo: michael_swan/flickr/cc)
Biden Urged to Back 'Bold, Reparative' Water Justice Bill
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Reps. Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), seen here in 2019, are among the progressive lawmakers who introduced the WATER Act of 2021 on Thursday.
"Grave crises require robust solutions, and this is just what the WATER Act provides."
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Citing Concerns About Corporate Power, Bernie Sanders Votes Against Biden's Choice for USDA Chief
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday opposed the confirmation of U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. (Photos: Chip Somodevilla and Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The senator said he opposed Tom Vilsack's confirmation "because at a time when...
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'Dirty and Dangerous': New Data Show Higher Rates of Contamination in Pork Plants Using New Slaughter System
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Employees at the Triumph Foods plant in St. Joseph Missouri process pig parts. (Photo: USDA)
Plants adopting the Trump-approved New Swine Inspection System had, on average...
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An oil drilling rig operates on May 10, 2017 outside Richfield, Utah. (Photo: George Frey/Getty Images)
Now Make It 'Permanent': Environmental Groups Applaud Biden's Plan to Pause New Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands
As President Joe Biden prepares to announce a moratorium on new federal oil and gas leasing, the marine conservartion organization Oceana on Tuesday called on the president ot permanently protect the nation's coasts from offshore drilling. (Photo: Maersk Drilling/Flickr/cc)
On Eve of Fossil Fuel Lease Moratorium, Biden Urged to Permanently Protect US Coast From Offshore Drilling
At a January 19, 2021 rally organized by Food & Water Watch, New York Communities for Change, and 350 NYC, environmental activists demand that the Biden administration Build Back Fossil Free in front of Charging Bull sculpture in New York City. (Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
After 'Incredible First Steps' on KXL and Paris, Biden Urged to 'Go Further' on Climate
"How the hell are you supposed to wash your hands... when your water has been shut off?" Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) asked in April 2020. (Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
To Combat Ongoing 'Human Rights Crisis,' 600+ Groups Urge Biden to Enact Utility Shutoff Moratorium on Day One
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) speaks at a press conference at the Longworth Office Building on September 10, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network)
'A Perfect Choice': Progressives Applaud Biden Pick of Deb Haaland for Interior
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Sustainable Farming Advocates Warn Biden That Vilsack 'A Very Bad Pick' for Ag Secretary
A plane sprays pesticide over the Wynwood neighborhood in the hope of controlling and reducing the number of mosquitos, some of which may be capable of spreading the Zika virus on August 6, 2016 in Miami, Florida. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Tests Reveal Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' in Aerial Pesticide Showered Over Millions of Acres in US
A smartphone is operated in front of Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon logos in Hédé-Bazouges, France, on September 28, 2017. (Photo: Damien Meyer/AFP via Getty Images)
33 Groups Urge Biden to Hold Big Tech Accountable and Keep Industry Allies Out of His Administration
Farmer Richard Zick, an 82 year-old supporter of Biden, stands next to presidential signs on his front lawn on October 9, 2020 in Kingsley, Pennsylvania. (Photo: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)
Biden Given Roadmap to Revitalize Rural America
The Laptev Sea is captured off the northeast coast of Russia's Bolshevik Island on August 30, 2014. (Photo: Ansgar Walk/Wikimedia/cc)
'Frightening Milestone': Scientists Sound Alarm Over Record Amount of Open, Iceless Sea in the Arctic
Fracking Not a 'Sustainable Pathway to Prosperity': New Report Shows Clean Energy Would Create More Jobs Than Fossil Fuels
In this 2014 file photo, a worker from Homrich prepares to turn off water supply to a home in Detroit, Michigan over an unpaid utility bill. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images)
Coalition of Over 500 Faith Leaders Demand Utility Shutoff Moratorium During Pandemic

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