Corporate PAC Donations Can Talk When Democracy Is on The Line triplepundit.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from triplepundit.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Companies Have Been Put on Notice to Focus on Environmental Justice
Jun 29, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has long volleyed back and forth from being a lukewarm environmental enforcer to serving as a friend of industry, depending on who has been in charge at the White House. Meanwhile, many communities of color have long suffered due to the lack of effective policies centered around environmental justice.
But last week, the EPA announced that the agency will soon provide $50 million for environmental justice initiatives through funds made available under the American Rescue Plan (ARP). As a response to the ongoing pandemic, the U.S. Congress has set aside such funding for grants, contracts and programs that identify and take on environmental or public health threats in underserved communities.
How U S Corporations Can Stop a Bloodless Coup from Happening triplepundit.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from triplepundit.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In Cleveland, This Entrepreneur Sums Up Many Black Business Owners’ Experiences During the Pandemic
Jun 16, 2021
As the pandemic raged during the early months of 2020, Black business ownership across the U.S. plunged more than 40 percent, the largest drop across any U.S. demographic group, according to the U.S. House Committee on Small Business. Among the many impacts that disproportionately affected small businesses, Black business owners were less likely equipped with the tools needed to cope with mandated closures, largely due to the lack of access to such financial relief as emergency loans that otherwise could have given them a financial lifeline.
Pride Month Exposes More Flaws in Corporate Political Donations triplepundit.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from triplepundit.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.