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New Study Details “Fossil Fuel Racism In The United States”

Photos: YouTube Screenshots WASHINGTON DC–A new peer-reviewed study details the risks of President Biden’s support for expanded fossil fuel production and exports. Despite campaign promises to take on fossil fuels, Biden has approved massive extraction projects and allowed a surge of crude and LNG exports. Against the backdrop of attacks on environmental justice in Congress...

Senegal: Independent Inquiry Needed Into Deadly Crackdown On Protests

Photos: YouTube Screenshots The Senegalese authorities must immediately carry out an independent and transparent investigation into the deaths of at least 23 people, including three children, during the violent demonstrations of 1 and 2 June 2023, and shed light on the presence of armed civilian personnel operating alongside the security forces, Amnesty International said today...

Education Department Awarding $73.8 Million In Grants To Raise Bar For Student Well-Being

Photos: Facebook (U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona above top right) The U.S. Department of Education (Department) this week released a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grant program that supports academic acceleration and provides academic and whole child supports to build and strengthen connections between...

Justice, Faith Groups To President Biden: Grant Clemency To Federal Crack Cocaine Convicts

Photos: YouTube Screenshots WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Tzedek Association, Drug Policy Alliance, Sentencing Project, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, Justice Roundtable, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, Multifaith Initiative to End Mass Incarceration, National Council of...

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