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News broke yesterday that drastic changes to federal permitting requirements could be included in must-pass legislation Congress will take up in September. Our statement and a 🧵--> sierraclub.org/press-releases…
Let's be clear: ensuring our communities and our clean air and water are protected is not a trade chip. Should a bill come forward that includes changes that would weaken reviews of impacts to communities & the environment, we'll fight like hell against it.
Right now, Congress must focus on passing the Inflation Reduction Act as soon as possible. This bill includes key investments to tackle the climate crisis, invest in clean energy, create jobs, & safeguard communities. We can't wait any longer for this critical legislation.
We've fought tirelessly to defend bedrock environmental protections. We'll also keep fighting polluting projects like #NoMVP. From the courtroom to the halls of Congress, we will always fight to put communities, the environment, & our future above corporate polluters’ profits.

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Aug 2
1/
 The Community Reinvestment Act regulates bank financing for marginalized communities.
Here's why we’re calling on federal regulators to incorporate environmental racism and climate change when banks consider where to direct investments. 🧵⤵️
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Aug 2
ICYMI: We sued @USPS, again. The agency is failing to produce documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act request for records related to its Oshkosh contract for hundreds of thousands of fossil fuel trucks.
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"These trucks will impact the local air quality and climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions in almost every neighborhood across America." - @eksax, Managing Attorney with the Sierra Club
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Today, the Sierra Club launched a first-of-its-kind tool that allows folks to calculate their family’s energy burden. sierraclub.org/energy-burden-… Thread 🧵⤵️
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Apr 12
1/ White House announces $1 billion America the Beautiful Challenge to support nationwide conservation efforts. sierraclub.org/press-releases…
2/ "The science is clear – we must protect 30% of all lands and waters in this country if we are going to take on the intersecting challenges of the climate crisis, biodiversity crisis, and nature equity gap."
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3/ "Key to achieving that is the diverse, locally driven conservation projects the America the Beautiful Challenge will support."
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed the #BuildBackBetterAct!

What will it do for our climate and communities? (Thread!) Breaking: The House just passed the Build Back Better Act. W
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(Plus, it's fully paid for by raising taxes on the
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It puts us on the path to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 50% of 2005 levels by 2030. This is essential for protecting us all from climate disasters, especially the BIPOC & frontline communities that are most harmed. The #BuildBackBetterAct will fight the #ClimateCrisis. It
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Nov 18, 2021
This week, @SecDebHaaland and @SecretaryPete agreed to strengthen coordination between @Interior and @USDOT to increase access to national parks and improve options to get there in a pollution-free ride.

Our statement 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
sierraclub.org/press-releases…
"This is an important step in making public lands and waters more accessible for all. Inadequate public transit to public lands limits puts the positive benefits of spending time in nature out of reach for too many."
- @JackieOstfeld
"We welcome this announcement and call on Congress to take additional steps to ensure that all people are able to exercise their right to experience nature."
- @JackieOstfeld
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