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EOPA California elected officials say key study signals oil companies should not rework existing wells January 31, 2023 This winter, coastal and farming communities have been hit hard by with apocalyptic floods, landslides, downed trees, power outages and tragically the loss of life. The past year’s historic drought, heat waves and fires weakened the soil …

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International students at the Certificate Program will be part of EOPA’s Energy Security Marshall Plan for Ukraine August 8, 2023 From August 11 to August 13, Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) will be hosting the third Certificate in Public Leadership course in partnership with University of San Francisco. The in-person instruction will take place …

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BOEM’s approval of Ocean Wind 1 off the coast of Atlantic City is key for jobs and clean energy say elected officials July 7, 2023 The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on July 5, 2023 announced it has approved the plan for construction and operations of the Ocean Wind 1 …

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Over a thousand EOPA elected officials call for the strongest EPA regulations for dirty CO2 pollution from power plants to protect people and our planet June 29, 2023 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – In May the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its proposed plan to cut climate pollution from existing coal, existing gas, and new gas power plants. With …

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EOPA, a network of thousands of elected officials, says any debt ceiling deal that cuts IRA climate change funding must be rejected by the administration May 19, 2023 Elected Officials to Protect America is a network of thousands of current and former elected officials who care deeply about protecting the planet and people. EOPA is committed …

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Over a thousand EOPA elected officials call for the strongest EPA regulations for dirty CO2 pollution from power plants to protect people and our planet May 10, 2023 For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is poised to issue its rules for limiting CO2 emissions for existing U.S. power plants, which produce about …

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Elected officials say to meet the U.N. climate goals by 2050 we need the EPA to enact the strongest pollution standards May 10, 2023 For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is poised to issue its rules for limiting CO2 emissions for existing U.S. power plants, which produce about 25 percent of the …

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Over 120 elected officials, who signed a letter of support for responsible offshore wind development, see state offshore wind goal possible with new solicitation March 8, 2023 Over 120 New Jersey elected officials, who signed a EOPA letter of support for responsible offshore wind development, praised New Jersey’s new offshore wind solicitation that will put the state …

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EOPA New Jersey says we should question the validity of intrusive oil company operations that add to the climate crisis – not offshore wind February 23, 2023 More dead whales have washed ashore in New Jersey and New York this winter, which is not unusual and has been documented since 2016. But this time the …

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Putin’s war has caused oil industry price gouging, EOPA elected officials call for it to stop, on war’s anniversary February 23, 2023 This week, by boldly visiting President Zelensky in the war-torn Ukraine, President Biden focused our attention on how important it is for countries to become independent from their use of fossil fuels for …

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