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Retiring Justice Stephen Breyer has been a reliable — but not an automatic — vote for environmental interests during his nearly 28 years on the Supreme
NationofChange âAmerica the beautifulâ: Biden administration aims to protect 30% of US lands and waters by 2030 âThis is a critical opportunity for Americans to come together to build a new, more inclusive model of conservation to save nature, and ultimately ourselves,â said one advocate. Climate and conservation advocacy groups joined business, Indigenous, and local political leaders on Thursday in welcoming a new federal report that details the Biden administration’s vision for conserving at least 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. “It’s a big de...
Carolyn Kaster / AP Environmental groups in Pennsylvania are expressing support for President Elect Joe Biden’s pick of Michael Regan to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. If confirmed, Regan would be the first black man to head the EPA. A native of North Carolina, he worked in the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations before becoming the head of North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality in 2017. At that job, he worked on climate change, coal ash, and environmental justice issues. Joe Minott, executive director of the Philadelphia-based Clean Air Council, sa...
With Transition Underway, BlueGreen Alliance Calls for Social Infrastructure Investment December 18, 2020 12:36 ET | Source: BlueGreen Alliance BlueGreen Alliance Minneapolis, Minnesota, UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris just weeks away, the BlueGreen Alliance released a new policy document calling for “social infrastructure” investments in the public sector and public services. “Properly resourced social infrastructure...