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A coalition of progressive and environmental organizations on Monday introduced a pledge for candidates indicating plans to co-sponsor a handful of bills associated with Green New Deal policies.

Climate advocacy groups applauded the reintroduction on Wednesday of legislation that would ban new leases for fossil fuel extraction on public lands and waters. Led by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), the Keep It in the Ground Act of 2021 says that such a ban would "prevent the release of 90% of the potential emissions from federal fossil fuels." "What this bill lays out is simple: no new oil, gas, coal, or tar sands leases offshore or on federal lands," Merkley tweeted. "What it does," he continued, "is huge: accelerates the transition away from fossil fuels and...

FOE calls on Congress to pass Keep It in the Ground Act FOE calls on Congress to pass Keep It in the Ground Act April 14, 2021 Applauds Senator Merkley’s reintroduction WASHINGTON- Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-2) reintroduced the Keep It in the Ground Act today, which would end new fossil fuel leasing on federal lands and waters. The extraction and burning of fossil fuels on public lands and waters account for nearly a quarter of U.S. climate emissions. Nicole Ghio, Senior Fossil Fuels Progra...

Thu, 04/15/2021 - 5:32am -- tim Keep It in the Ground Act would stop new drilling leases to preventing the climate crisis from spiraling further out of control Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders joined Oregon’s US Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-2), who are leading a bicameral group of 21 lawmakers in introducing the Keep It in the Ground Act—urgent legislation to stop new fossil fuel leases and put an end to nonproducing leases for extraction of coal, oil, gas, oil shale, and tar sands extraction on public lands and i...