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Biden EPA’s Clean Car Standards Fall Short Even of 2012 Standards
The current proposed standards undermine Biden’s own commitments around climate, public health and racial justice.
Activists Ramp Up Pressure on Biden Administration Ahead of UN Climate Talks
Climate justice activists are intensifying their push for President Biden to appoint a climate leader to head the Fed.
UN Is Prioritizing Corporate Profiteers Over Global Hunger, Activists Say
The UN Food Systems Summit is facing fierce criticism for giving corporations an outsized role in framing its agenda.
Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna Urge Axing Fossil Fuel Subsidies From Reconciliation
The lawmakers point out that nearly all value gained from subsidies goes straight to fossil fuel companies’ profits.
COVID Has Now Claimed More Lives Than the 1918 Flu Pandemic in the US
Simple mitigation measures like wearing masks as recommended by the CDC could have saved hundreds of thousands of lives.
Vaccine Equity Coalition Warns Trickles of Charity Won’t End Pandemic
Experts estimate that 13 billion doses will be necessary to end the global pandemic.
Biden Administration Shuns IPCC Report in Argument to Expand Offshore Drilling
Biden's all-talk-and-no-action approach to the existential threat of climate change has frustrated climate advocates.
Pfizer Says Vaccine Is Safe for Kids Aged 5 to 11, Will Submit to FDA This Month
The FDA could approve emergency use authorization for the vaccine for young children by the end of October.
100 Million Doses of COVID Vaccines Hoarded by Rich Nations Are Set to Expire
This inequity underscores the need for governments to do much more to get doses in the hands of lower-income countries.
Care Workers Demand Federal Support as First Responders in Climate Crises
Domestic care workers have been overlooked in the economy and as political actors for too long.