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Carbon capture is being sold as a climate solution in #Louisiana, but at what cost? This @NOLAnews editorial highlights how CCS projects are threatening rural communities, putting local groundwater at risk, and putting the squeeze on landowners. nola.com/opinions/our_views/…
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Member Scholar @dmdriesen, a law professor at @SUCollegeofLaw, told @BusinessInsider, "Politicians have a First Amendment right to criticize Musk, so accusing him of spreading falsehoods is protected political speech.
✍️ @natmusumeci, @Geoff_Weiss
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3/3 📅 Join us on Oct 17 at 1 PM ET! Learn strategies for a clean energy future. 💡 RSVP today! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #ClimateAction #CleanEnergy #EnvironmentalJustice
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Our webinar on Project 2025 & the regulatory system starts in a few hours! It's not too late to join us! Register here. 👉docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
An untold part of the Project 2025 story: Experts will break down key regulatory impacts on crucial issues for our community. 🗓️ Join us THIS WED, Oct 9! Register now! @goodregs docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Rena Steinzor’s American Apocalypse exposes 6 far-right groups reshaping U.S. democracy. Read the full review by Member Scholar Joe Toman & download it here: progressivereform.org/cpr-bl…
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CA Gov. @GavinNewsom signs SB 990, the first law requiring LGBTQ needs in disaster plans! 🏳️🌈Congrats to Member Scholar @mikeMendezPhD & colleagues for their research pushing this forward! 👏🏽👏🏾👏🏼👏🏿
✍️ Read the full article by @politicalnotes, @eBARnews
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In an article on Project 2025's impact on workers' rights, Member Scholar @sharblock of @Harvard_Law says that workers “can be fired just for the act of coming together and talking about something."
@CLJEHarvard
✍️ @brycecovert @capitalandmain
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"Although California has consistently been a global leader in air quality and climate policy, many of those policies are geographically neutral.”
-Member Scholar @MikeMendezPhD, @Social_Ecology
✍️ @lizabio, @insideclimate
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“I love Whiting but I hate living here now.” That’s what one #Indiana resident said as a @BP_America #CCS project looms over his community.
@TransitionNWI, @Earthjustice, & @OBauti are speaking out about CCS' risks. (via @chicagotribune & @mayawilkinss) chicagotribune.com/2024/08/2…
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#Texas Railroad Commission wants control of #CCS facilities that are intended to solve #climatechange — a problem the commission denies is real.
Makes you wonder if they have something to gain by propping up #BigOil. 🤔 (via @HoustonChron & @cltomlinson)
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@J_A_Goodwin's "Inside Project 2025" is in the next @BostonReview issue! Don't miss out! 🌟
Our new issue, WE NEED MORE PARTIES, traces the root of our democratic dysfunction to our two-party system.
@leedrutman leads a forum with @dsallentess @MauriceWFP @DSchrantz @daschloz @sam_rosenfeld @tabathaabuelhaj @dbhargava68 @cerin @g_tudor & others
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Folks from all walks off life have shown up to discuss the future of gas in Maryland! MD needs clean energy! Tune in live now! m.facebook.com/events/164049… @sierraclubmd
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Member Scholar @sharblock of @Harvard_Law, a former @NLRB member who later served in the Biden White House, said when it comes to labor policy, she expects Trump to turn “the levers of government” back over to business lobbies & conservative think tanks. huffpost.com/entry/second-tr…
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"Tai with @WisconsinLaw said it would seem that any attempt by a committee to veto an agency action would be unconstitutional under the ruling." wpr.org/news/land-trusts-to-…
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🎙️LISTEN: What does the end of #Chevron doctrine mean for federal regulations? @wortradio's Jessa Nicholson Goetz discusses with experts Evan Feinauer and Member Scholar @YoStephTai of @WisconsinLaw. wortfm.org/chevron-is-gone-w…
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📢 Louisiana Public Comment Opportunity! 🗣️
Public hearings on two carbon storage test wells:
🗓️ July 11 in Cameron Parish
🗓️ Aug 8 in St. Helena Parish
Info: news.oilandgaswatch.org/proj…
@oil_watch @EnviroIntegrity @nofalsesolution #CameronParish #StHelenaParish #PublicHearing
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Scholar @sharblock tells @CNN SCOTUS opened door to courts second-guessing experts in approving drugs, protecting consumers, & more. “The ruling says courts may be informed by the agency’s interpretation. That also means they may not. It’s up to them.” cnn.com/2024/06/30/politics/…
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Policy Director @J_A_Goodwin issued a statement on today's Corner Post decision from SCOTUS, plus the cumulative impact of this term's anti-regulatory, anti-public protections decisions. progressivereform.org/public…
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SCOTUS has spent this term consolidating power for itself & the judiciary. What does this mean for protections re: our air, water, food, climate, pocketbooks, & workplaces? Policy Director @J_A_Goodwin comments to @RachelFrazin in @thehill. thehill.com/regulation/court…
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