2021-05-16: News Headlines

Staff (2021-05-15). Biden Infrastructure Plan Is a Step Toward Equity and Countering Climate Crisis. truthout.org President Joe Biden's economic plan, which is aimed at overhauling U.S. infrastructure, helping workers and their families, and raising taxes for the ultrarich, surely represents a big step in the right direction for equality and sustainability. It's also not the end-all, be-all for economic and environmental policy. Much more will be needed to work toward real equity and avert the worst impacts of the climate crisis. | In this exclusive interview for Truthout, one of the world's leading p…

Madison Geramoni (2021-05-15). No, Biden's Not Banning Burgers – But Meat is a Real Climate Problem. indybay.org This article goes into detail about the misconceptions created by right winged politicians in regards to Biden's expectation to meet the Green New Deal.

Dan Bacher (2021-05-15). California to ban new fracking permits by Jan. 2024, phase out oil extraction by 2045. indybay.org Representatives of environmental justice and climate justice groups praised the directive for being a step in the right direction, but said phasing out oil extraction in California by 2045 is too late and noted that frontline communities need an immediate 2500 foot health and safety buffer now, not later.

Patrick Mazza (2021-05-15). Why I am not a climate doomist. zcomm.org People power is changing the story…

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