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Sanders Condemns GOP for Ignoring Climate Crisis at RNC

Sanders Condemns GOP for Ignoring Climate Crisis at RNC

By Lisa Newcomb As wildfires burn through California and the western United States, the Gulf Coast prepares for two potential hurricanes within a 48-hour timeframe, and record high temperatures dominate the summer, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday noted the resounding absence of any mention of the climate crisis during the first night of the […]

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    Democrats Demand Trump Reverse Order Directing COVID-19 Data to HHS

    Democrats Demand Trump Reverse Order Directing COVID-19 Data to HHS

    By Jake Johnson Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate are demanding that the Trump administration immediately reverse an order requiring hospitals to send Covid-19 patient information directly to a Health and Human Services database instead of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a change that threw the data-collection process into chaos as states […]

    Biden-Sanders Unity Task Forces Unveil Improved Climate Policy

    Biden-Sanders Unity Task Forces Unveil Improved Climate Policy

    By Jake Johnson Unity Task Forces formed by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders unveiled sweeping party platform recommendations Wednesday that—while falling short of progressive ambitions in a number of areas, from climate to healthcare—were applauded as important steps toward a bold and just policy agenda that matches the severity of […]

    Climate Activists Prepare for November Election

    Climate Activists Prepare for November Election

    Democratic party power players and funders, green groups, and Joe Biden’s campaign rolled out multiple climate-focused initiatives this week, signaling climate change’s likely starring role in the upcoming election despite the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders each selected representatives to sit on six Democratic “unity” task forces, which will play a […]

    2020 Dems Called on to Follow Warren in Supporting ‘No Big AG Money Pledge’

    2020 Dems Called on to Follow Warren in Supporting ‘No Big AG Money Pledge’

    By Andrea Germanos Food system justice and environmental advocates on Wednesday urged all Democratic presidential hopefuls to follow in the footsteps of Sen. Elizabeth Warren in signing a pledge rejecting campaign cash from food and agribusiness corporations. The Massachusetts senator, said advocacy group Friends of the Earth, is “leading the way.” BREAKING: Elizabeth Warren has […]

    Net Zero U.S. by 2050? House Dems Unveil Sweeping Climate Legislation

    Net Zero U.S. by 2050? House Dems Unveil Sweeping Climate Legislation

    House Democrats on Wednesday introduced a sweeping plan intended to spur the U.S. to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. An outline of the draft bill, entitled the CLEAN Future Act, shows the plan would not impose a tax on carbon, but rather create a national clean energy standard for power suppliers, strengthen vehicle emissions standards […]