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Paula Garcia: Is Massachusetts governor Baker serious about climate and environmental justice?
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Paula Garcia: Is Massachusetts governor Baker serious about climate and environmental justice?

A crucial bill to address climate change and advance environmental justice in the Commonwealth is waiting to be signed by Governor Baker before midnight on January 14. Will he sign, or veto?

Confronting solar geoengineering: what you need to know
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Confronting solar geoengineering: what you need to know

Climate change threatens public health, food security, water availability, and national security - just to name a few areas of impact.

More than 70 Oregon scientists and researchers urge Oregon legislature to take strong climate action

More than 70 Oregon scientists and researchers urge Oregon legislature to take strong climate action

As another year of potentially destructive wildfires, reductions in snowpack and declining fisheries looms over Oregon, 71 scientists, economists and public health experts signed an open letter published in The Oregonian and The Register-Guard calling on state legislators to take meaningful climate action this year.

Ken Kimmell: Why we’re taking a hard look at nuclear power plant closures
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Ken Kimmell: Why we’re taking a hard look at nuclear power plant closures

Preserving the capacity of safely operated nuclear plants or ensuring that this capacity is replaced with zero carbon alternatives is an imperative that cannot be ignored.

Natalie Sampson: Climate changes health: The backstory is the front story
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Natalie Sampson: Climate changes health: The backstory is the front story

The stories of communities experiencing climate injustice must be recognized in mainstream conversations around climate change and health.

New study finds 40,000 Georgia homes worth $13 billion will be at risk from tidal flooding

New study finds 40,000 Georgia homes worth $13 billion will be at risk from tidal flooding

Accelerating sea level rise, primarily driven by climate change, is projected to worsen tidal flooding in the U.S.

Juan Declet-Barreto: New bill puts environmental justice right where it belongs: front and center
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Juan Declet-Barreto: New bill puts environmental justice right where it belongs: front and center

In a time when the administration is rolling back environmental justice and environmental protection, the Union of Concerned Scientists is glad to support the efforts of Senator Booker and Representative Ruiz to make sure that the environmental and public health of our nation is equitably distributed.

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