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Exxon-Influenced Senators Carved Climate Out of Infrastructure Almost Entirely
The latest infrastructure negotiations cut about $29 billion from the previous draft, taking most from climate funding.
Sanders Touts Reconciliation Bill With Universal Pre-K and Guaranteed Sick Leave
“Now is the time” to pass the bill to address socioeconomic and climate issues facing the U.S., Sanders writes.
Bezos’s Space Stunt Got Almost as Much TV Time as Climate Crisis in All of 2020
Morning shows spent 212 minutes on the space trip in one day and 267 minutes on the climate in all 365 days of 2020.
84 Democrats Sign Letter Demanding Civilian Climate Corps in Reconciliation Bill
Advocates have long sought the creation of a Civilian Climate Corps to tackle the climate crisis and create jobs.
Sanders Confirms Inclusion of Provisions of PRO Act in Reconciliation Bill
The PRO Act is a sweeping pro-union bill championed by the labor movement for its strong worker protections.
Western US Hits 130 Degrees as Congress Bickers Over Climate Infrastructure
Temperatures in Death Valley hit 130 degrees, potentially tying one of the highest temperatures ever recorded.
House Democrats Unite in Urging Biden to Keep Climate Goals in Infrastructure
The letter, signed by more than 130 House Democrats, asks Biden to maintain climate goals he set earlier this year.
Bowman Joins Protesters Urging Biden Not to Forsake Climate and Racial Justice
Rep. Jamaal Bowman pointed to the importance of keeping racial justice in focus in the infrastructure bill.
GOP Fights Climate Proposals as the Northwest Roasts Under Record Temperatures
As record temperatures scorch the country, the GOP is fighting to keep climate proposals out of the infrastructure bill.
“Climate Denial Masquerading as Bipartisanship”: Markey Pans Centrist Plan
A centrist group of senators reached an infrastructure agreement on Thursday that will largely sideline the climate.