[Eric Garner, Earth Day and the EPA at 50]
Mabson: “To commemorate the bond between Earth Day now 50 and Eric Garner’s life, do what communities did when he died. Communities across the country came together using “I can’t breathe” as the protest cry.”
Photo: YouTube
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ERIC GARNER, EARTH DAY AND THE EPA AT 50
SANDERS TELLS CONGRESS TRUMP’S 2021 BUDGET IS “AN IMMORAL DOCUMENT” BENEFITING THE “1 PERCENT”
[Trump’s 2021 Budget\1 Percent]
Sen. Sanders: “President Trump released a budget that cuts Medicare by half a trillion dollars. It cuts Social Security by $24 billion, including an $11 billion cut in Social Security Disability benefits.”
Photo: Facebook
ILLINOIS REP. RUSH VOTES TO PROTECT CHICAGOANS FROM ‘FOREVER CHEMICALS’ CONTAMINATING DRINKING WATER
[Drinking Water Contamination\PFAS & PFOS]
Rep. Rush: “From Flint to Newark, we have long known there is a direct correlation between a person’s zip code and the quality of their drinking water…Last year, the Environmental Working Group found a total of 20 PFAS contaminants across Chicago’s water supply…these chemicals have been linked to adverse health effects including cancer, immune system effects, infertility, impaired child development, high cholesterol, and thyroid disease.”
Photo: Facebook
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS HOLDS HEARING EXAMINING “EFFECTS OF RADIATION ON INDIAN COUNTRY”
[Native American Affairs\Nuclear Radiation]
Senator Tom Udall: “Uranium mining played a key role in our country’s development of its nuclear arsenal during the Cold War. Much of that mining took place in Indian Country here in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and across the West – exposing uranium workers miners to toxic levels of radiation in the process.” My father, Stewart Udall, and I brought the stories of deceased Navajo uranium miners to light and sued on behalf of their widows for fair compensation by the federal government…Today’s hearing was about understanding the past and remedying past wrongs. It’s also a call to action for the present and future. “
Photo: Rep. Ben Ray Lujan
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.”
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
ON ANNIVERSARY OF MICHAEL BROWN’S DEATH CONSERVATIVES SEND FERGUSON OFFICIALS “BLUEPRINT” ACTION PLAN FOR BLACK AMERICA
[Black Conservative News]
Project 21’s Blueprint: contains 57 policy recommendations over 10 key areas that Black conservatives say are designed to remove barriers that keep Black communities from reaching their full potential and ensure that access to the American dream is attainable for everyone.”
Photo: National Center For Public Policy Research
BLACK CONSERVATIVES SEND RECOMMENDATIONS TO POLITICAL LEADERS FOR FIXING BALTIMORE WHILE EXCUSING TRUMP’S RACIST TWEETS
[Baltimore News]
Black conservatives have sent their Project 21 Blueprint that they say will address the economic problems in Black Baltimore.
Photo: Project 21\National Center Website screenshot
EPA OFFICIALS SCHEDULE AUGUST 8 MEETING TO DISCUSS CAYUGA COUNTY GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION SITE CLEAN-UP
[Environmental News]
EPA will host Aug. 8 meeting at Union Springs High School (located at 239 Cayuga Street, Union Springs, New York) to discuss clean-up plan for groundwater contamination in the area.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
