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Jill Hunkler of Barnesville and others will be speaking in a virtual hearing Thursday before the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Environment.
BARNESVILLE — Local activist Jill Hunkler, who has long spoken in opposition to the natural gas and oil industry, will testify Thursday — Earth Day 2021 — before the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Environment.
The discussion will focus on whether the federal government and international community should repeal fossil fuel subsidies. Hunkler will give virtual testimony along with a panel including youth climate activist Greta Thunberg, spokespersons from Harvard University and Stockholm Environmental Institute’s Climate Policy Program.