Inside Clean Energy: What Lauren Boebert Gets Wrong About Pueblo and Paris
Pueblo, Colorado, is already a leader in the transition from fossil fuels.
January 28, 2021
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There is a trope among U.S. opponents of the Paris agreement that former President Trump helped to popularize in 2017 when he said, “I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris.”
It would be easy to brush off Trump’s comments except that they were part of an action that had serious consequences, which was his decision to withdraw the United States from the agreement.
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ST. PAUL Two Minnesota agencies granted key construction permits to Enbridge s controversial Line 3 oil pipeline across northern Minnesota on Thursday, Nov. 12, but final permit approvals by federal regulators, authorization and legal battles still prevent construction from beginning just yet.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency granted the 340-mile pipeline s 401 certification, a permit awarded by a state s regulators if the project s impact on water falls within the state s standard. The agency also approved Line 3 s capped air emissions and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System wastewater permit.
Climate Justice Advisory Groups Are in Vogue. But Are State Agencies Listening?
Residents from Brownsville, Brooklyn, disrupted National Grids construction site at the intersection of Junius St. and Linden Boulevard halting their so-called Metropolitan Reliability Infrastructure Project, better known as the North Brooklyn Pipeline, successfully shutting it down for the day, on December 10, 2020.
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As hurricanes flood superfund sites and prompt chemical leaks at oil refineries, corporations and governments can no longer hide the fact that low-income communities of color are disproportionately exposed to industrial toxins and particularly vulnerable to the climate crisis.
In an attempt to address these injustices, state and federal agencies have launched formal groups to advise government agencies, designed to bring in representatives from communities most impacted by the climate crisis in what is often expressed as an effort to make
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Lucille is a sophomore hoping to complete a double major in French and geology. Besides staring at rocks and quoting Molière, she enjoys hiking and making use of the green space provided by the Arb, skating and playing goalie for the women’s hockey team in the winter, and taking advantage of her role as an RA to bake various treats for her residents. She hopes to connect students who are feeling uncertain about the future with alumni who are living proof of all that it can hold even when living with LGBTQIA+ identities which might seem insurmountable in the moment. On campus, she’s recently been investigating some of the intersections between LGBTQIA+ identities and sports, specifically how to open up the door for trans participation at the club level.