Heather McTeer Toney did not realize she was fighting for environmental justice. As the then mayor of Greenville, Mississippi, the first woman and African American to hold that position, she was fighting for clean water and better infrastructure. Then Lisa Jackson, head of the EPA in the Obama administration, came to town after the city made the front page of the Washington Post and pointed out that many of the problems Toney wanted to fix in Greenville were caused by the environment. Toney, who later herself worked for the EPA as a regional administrator, has become an acute observer of the way climate issues affect daily life in the South. Today, Toney is the climate justice liaison for the Environmental Defense Fund and senior advisor to Moms Clean Air Force.
Bidenâs Bet on a Climate Transition Carries Big Risks
The presidentâs plans to cut emissions in half by 2030 relies heavily on a government effort to steer the development of new industries, but business leaders are fretting over the rapid timeline.
President Biden arrived in the East Room of the White House for the virtual climate summit on Thursday.Credit.Al Drago for The New York Times
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WASHINGTON â President Bidenâs pledge to cut Americaâs climate warming emissions in half by 2030 is technologically feasible and, scientists say, ecologically imperative. Economically, it could be a gamble.
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NAACP Report: Fossil Fuel Industry Uses Deception to Conceal Damage to BIPOC Communities
From co-opting community groups to shifting blame to those most impacted by pollution, a new report documents fossil fuel industry practices that obscure harm to people of color
Apr 2, 2021 @ 15:18
Pastor Harry Joseph near oil storage tanks in St. James, Louisiana, close to the Mount Triumph Baptist Church. Credit: Julie Dermansky
The fossil fuel industry continues to use a long list of deceptive tactics to conceal environmental destruction that harms Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and low-income communities.
That’s the top finding of a newly released NAACP report titled “Fossil Fuel Foolery.” The report identifies 10 tactics that polluters, industry lobbyists, and politicians often deploy to deflect accountability for the impacts of fossil fuel production and pollution on the environment and human health.
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