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Congress Caves to GOP Blackmail over Debt Ceiling, Throwing Frontline Communities Under the Bus
None of these anti-democratic and pro-polluter measures have any place in a bill meant to raise the debt ceiling. Even the fundamental arguments in favor of gutting NEPA are flawed.…
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Senate Must Put a Halt to GOP Blackmail and Pass a Clean Debt Ceiling Bill
Speaker McCarthy and the House GOP were willing to threaten a catastrophic default in order to continue a cycle of exploitation against the working class and families trying to make…
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Supporters Of Dirty Deal Are Sending A Clear Message: They Don’t Care About Our Lives
Endorsing this Dirty Deal is an assault on the health of the very same communities who canvassed, supported, and waited in line for hours to elect President Biden and a…
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“Dirty Deal” Defeated Again — A Victory for People and Planet
In response to Senator Manchin and Senator Schumer’s dirty permitting deal being removed from the NDAA, Greenpeace USA Chief Program Officer Tefere Gebre said: “The will of the people triumphed…
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Will Schumer and Pelosi Throw Environmental Justice Communities Under the Bus?
This is an unconscionable attempt from a Senator who puts the wants and needs of oil and gas lobbyists above those of his own constituents and our country. WASHINGTON DC…
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This Must be the End of Manchin’s Dirty Deal
This must signal an end to backroom deals that sacrifice the health and safety of our communities at the altar of Big Oil profits. Washington DC (Sept. 27, 2022)–In response…
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Environmental Leaders Sitting In on Capitol Hill to Protest Schumer/Manchin Permit Deal
Civil disobedience by directors of national and community environmental groups comes the day after the text of Manchin’s bill is released A group of 13 environmental and community leaders are…
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Greenpeace USA Supports Calls From Members Of Congress To Stop Dirty Permitting Deal
Let’s be perfectly clear, Manchin and Schumer’s Dirty Deal would allow the oil and gas industry which is responsible for over 1 in 5 premature deaths to fast track projects…