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June 28, 2023
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EPA, Sanders Launch $7 Billion Program to Expand Rooftop Solar in Poor Neighborhoods <[link removed]>
"At a time when people are struggling to make ends meet, all while dealing with the existential threat of climate change, we must make residential rooftop solar a reality for low-income and working families that need it most," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. <[link removed]>
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FERC OKs Completion of 'Reckless' Mountain Valley Pipeline <[link removed]>
"The gas from the pipeline is unnecessary, the permanent local jobs provided are minimal, the endangerment to precious species is irreversible, water sources will be polluted, and earthquake- and landslide-prone areas stand in its wake," said one critic. <[link removed]>
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New Reporting on Insurance Claim Denials Highlights 'Scam' of For-Profit Healthcare <[link removed]>
"Private insurance companies, including Medicare Advantage plans, are designed to generate profit. How do they do that? Take our money and then deny our care." <[link removed]>
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Unions Furious After Democratic Maine Gov. Vetoes Offshore Wind Bill Over Fair Labor Rules <[link removed]>
Janet Mills' "ideological opposition to strong labor standards jeopardizes the build-out of this industry and all the climate, economic, and community benefits that come with it," said the leader of the Maine AFL-CIO. <[link removed]>
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US Public Pensions Are Paying Huge Price for Not Divesting From Fossil Fuels, Report Shows <[link removed]>
"The writing's on the wall for fossil fuels," said one divestment campaign. <[link removed]>
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Meet the 30 Top US and European Asset Managers Helping Big Oil Wreck the Planet <[link removed]>
"Asset managers continue to add fuel to the fire by buying the bonds from the worst fossil fuel polluters," said one campaigner. <[link removed]>
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'Failure Isn't an Option': Progressives Plan to Mobilize If Supreme Court Blocks Debt Relief <[link removed]>
"Regardless of what the Supreme Court decides, we demand that the Biden administration continue to explore all legal pathways necessary to make cancellation a reality." <[link removed]>
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Climate-Intensified Mountain Rain Could Affect Billions of People: Study <[link removed]>
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Armed Attacks on Schools and Hospitals in Conflict Zones Up 112% Last Year: UN <[link removed]>
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Warren to Regulators: Enough With Mergers Making 'Too-Big-to-Fail' Banks Even Bigger <[link removed]>
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Celebrating the Death of the 'Independent State Legislative Theory' <[link removed]>
The U.S. Supreme Court should never have heard the case Moore vs. Harper, but there is now a more or less perfect record that no court has ever upheld this fringe theory. <[link removed]>
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Historic New Law Will Change the Lives of Pregnant Workers <[link removed]>
After more than a decade of advocacy on Capitol Hill, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect Tuesday. <[link removed]>
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Canadian Wildfires Send Carbon Offsets Up in Smoke <[link removed]>
These fires have brought to light yet another reason why attempts by fossil fuel companies to "carbon offset" do not work. <[link removed]>
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