[Climate Crisis]
U.N. Secretary-General Guterres: “Today, peace faces a new danger: the climate emergency, which threatens our security, our livelihoods and our lives.”
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VERMONT SENATOR SANDERS ON GAO STUDY: POVERTY AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY IS A DEATH SENTENCE
[Economic inequality\Poverty]
Vermont Senator Sanders: “Poverty is a life-threatening issue for millions of people in this country, and this report confirms it… If we do not urgently act to solve the economic distress of millions of Americans, a whole generation will be condemned to early death.”
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U.N. DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL ON CLIMATE CRISIS: “WE HAVE NO TIME LEFT TO LOSE”
[Climate Change]
U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on climate crisis: “The way in which we manage the world’s lands is central to combating climate change. And restoring the capacity of the land that feeds, houses and sustains us is core to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.”
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ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES: TRUMP’S EPA ROLLBACK OF METHANE REGULATIONS DANGEROUS TO ENVIRONMENT
[Environmental News]
Attorney General James: “The Trump Administration continues its unconscionable assault on the environment, this time with another effort by the EPA to gut regulations vital to combating climate change. Methane is an extremely potent greenhouse gas, and the oil and gas industry is the single largest emitter of methane in the United States.”
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ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES CONDEMNS TRUMP’S DANGEROUS POLICY OF IGNORING CLIMATE CHANGE
[Environment\Climate Change]
NY AG James: “Despite insurmountable evidence on the contrary, the Trump Administration continues to deny the existence of climate change, and in the process, continues to put the health and safety of Americans at risk.”
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TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE YOUNG AND OLD MUST WORK TOGETHER TO AVERT CATASTROPHE
[Climate Change News]
Fred Glick: “The leadership of young people in this climate strike movement and their involvement in large numbers is huge. And by ‘young’ I don’t mean just college age. High school, middle school and even grade school young people are coming out to these actions.”
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SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS AND REPRESENTATIVE ELIJAH CUMMINGS INVESTIGATING THREE DRUG COMPANIES FOR PRICE-FIXING
[Healthcare]
Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Elijah Cummings to three drug companies: “Not only did your company’s apparent obstruction undermine our investigation, but it may have caused further harm to patients and health care providers by delaying the discovery of evidence about the companies’ price-fixing.”
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UN REPORT: TO POSITIVELY IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE WE NEED TO ADDRESS OUR CURRENT FOOD SYSTEM
[Climate Change]
Kathleen Rogers and Dr. Shenggen Fan: “While it’s not often recognized, the food industry is an enormous driver of climate change, and our current global food system is pushing our natural world to the breaking point.”
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