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Five Takeaways From the House Select Committee’s Climate Crisis Action Plan

Jessica Ennis, July 2, 2020 (EarthJustice)

“…[The House of Representatives select committee on climate policy delivered its final report to Congress on June 30…[It includes five] key solutions…[It] recognizes that climate solutions that do not center equity and justice are not actually solutions…[It also] decisively recognizes that solving the climate crisis requires us to address the unrelenting attacks that corporate polluters unleash on our communities’ health…[and] calls for the Environmental Protection Agency to address the cumulative impacts that communities face from industrial and infrastructure development…

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…[The plan] supports meeting all obligations to consult with tribes…[and] for protecting 30% of U.S. lands and oceans by 2030, which would be a huge step towards the scope and scale of protections needed in the face of climate change…[It aggressively addresses] pollution from transportation, buildings, and industry…[and measures for] turning agriculture into a climate solution…” click here for more

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