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PR: TCI Environmental and Racial Justice

Local annual TCI funding will help ensure communities of color aren’t left behind – elected officials ask Gov. Murphy to join now To build back better, NJ must join the regional TCI for annual transportation infrastructure funds, say over 132 EOPA New Jersey elected officials https://youtu.be/63u0TLshMTQ With New Jersey’s budget sorely lacking in transportation funding, …

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PR: Climate Change and National Security

Climate change is making the world more unsafe—We need to act on this national security threat, say lawmakers who are veterans on Flag Day Elected Officials to Protect America highlight the need for a modernized national grid that relies on multiple clean energy sources https://youtu.be/DhzQnvzcXCk Today, June 14th, Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) hosted …

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PR: Break Free From Plastics Pollution Act

EOPA, a coalition of lawmakers, highlights legislation to address plastic pollution caused by Exxon Mobil and Dow In honor of Endangered Species Day, national Elected Officials back the federal Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act A detailed report published yesterday sheds new light on who manufactures and profits from all this single-use plastic, 130 million …

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PR: Veterans who are elected officials say Earth Day Climate Summit

Veterans who are elected officials say Earth Day Climate Summit can unite the world leaders on a common peaceful mission Elected Officials to Protect America see Jobs Act as critical move for National Security during climate crisis Over the weekend U.S. climate envoy John Kerry and China’s envoy for climate change, Xie Zhenhua made an …

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PR: Women and BIPOC Farmers in Southeastern Agriculture

EOPA highlights need for equality and equity in farming – our women lawmakers recommend regenerative agriculture with USDA incentives to help climate crisis Elected Officials to Protect America backs Biden’s USDA incentive program and demands discriminatory agriculture policies end American agriculture accounts for more than 10.5 percent of planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to the …

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PR: During Women’s History Month Elected Officials to Protect America stands with India’s farming community led by women farmworkers and their protest for just policies

During Women’s History Month Elected Officials to Protect America stands with India’s farming community led by women farmworkers and their protest for just policies Elected Officials to Protect America supports India’s small farmers plight for democratic justice, highlights similarities of unjust US policies Hundreds of thousands of farmers in India have been protesting peacefully camping …

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PR: Elected Officials from CA, NC, NY, NJ and PA urge President Biden to enact a national clean car plan immediately after his Rescue Plan

EOPA, a coalition led by veterans who are lawmakers, want national clean car plan to help save lives in frontline communities Elected Officials from CA, NC, NY, NJ and PA urge President Biden to enact a national clean car plan immediately after his Rescue Plan Transportation accounts for nearly one-third of America’s carbon output. Light …

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PR: EOPA, a coalition led by veterans who are lawmakers, call on President and Congress to ban Saudi Arabia from buying American water rights

EOPA, a coalition led by veterans who are lawmakers, call on President and Congress to ban Saudi Arabia from buying American water rights Saudi Arabia gets away with Khashoggi’s murder, continues to buy American water rights – EOPA says it must stop In America currently there are no limits on the amount of water foreign …

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PR: Elected Officials to Protect America endorse President Biden’s clean car plan that is in his climate agenda and urge implementation immediately after his Rescue Plan

Elected Officials to Protect America see Biden’s clean car plan can as a vehicle to help save lives in frontline communities Elected Officials to Protect America endorse President Biden’s clean car plan in his climate agenda and urge him to implement it immediately after his Rescue Plan A recent study from Harvard University, in collaboration with universities …

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PR: Elected Officials to Protect America urges Congress to confirm Rep. Debbie Haaland as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior

Elected Officials to Protect America urges Congress to confirm Rep. Debbie Haaland as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior EOPA says Rep. Haaland’s record of working across the aisle to protect our land while promoting justice and equality makes her an excellent choice for Interior Secretary Climate change is one of the most universal …

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