Trillion Trees Act is One More Step Toward Bolder Climate Action
Dec 21, 2020
U.S. Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced the Trillion Trees and Natural Carbon Storage Act earlier this month. The bipartisan legislation aims to advance the nation’s climate action agenda and the preservation of forests.
An improvement in the Trillion Trees Act
The bill comes 10 months after U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) brought the Trillion Trees Act to the House of Representatives and was met with backlash from environmental groups. In response, the National Parks Conservation Association wrote a letter of opposition on behalf of its millions of members and supporters, and Greenpeace pulled together a petition to National Resources Committee Chairman Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.). A major criticism of the bill was its supposed greenwashing of the logging industry.
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WASHINGTON â Officials have taken the extraordinary step of closing the Washington Monument starting Friday as a precaution after Interior Secretary David Bernhardt â who had been giving private, nighttime tours to associates â tested positive for the coronavirus.
Interior spokesman Nicholas Goodwin confirmed the temporary closure, saying the department acted after consulting with federal health officials. Bernhardt had led other Trump DOI appointees on a tour earlier this week. Some National Park Service staff at the site said they had been exposed to the secretary during his after-hours tour and are now in quarantine, which has led to a staffing shortage at the monument, Goodwin said.
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The Trump administration abruptly closed the Washington Monument after a recent visit by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, who tested positive this week for coronavirus.
Interior spokesman Nicholas Goodwin said Friday that a couple of employees have quarantined since Bernhardt’s private tour, resulting in a temporary workforce reduction at the monument and its temporary closure.
The National Park Service posted a brief notice of the closure on its website Thursday.
An official with an independent advocacy group for national parks and park workers on Friday criticized Bernhardt, saying the interior secretary had failed to protect employees health and safety during the pandemic.
The Greek fur industry has been in decline for years
The fur industry in Greece is clearly feeling the decline in global demand for fur products.
2018 data from the Greek statistical agency shows a visible decline in Greek fur exports.
Nevertheless, thousands of mink are still locked in tiny lattice cages and gassed at the young age of six months.
The fur is not a cultural heritage
To prevent the downfall of the cruel industry, the
Association of the Greek Fur Industrysubmitted an application for recognition of fur production in the national inventory of intangible cultural heritage in 2016.
The aim of such an inclusion in the state inventory is the possibility of being able to describe the peeled animal skins as a kind of art form.
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