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On April 22, EarthDay, the Washington State House will vote on the Climate Commitment Act ( SB 5126 ). This is the best climate legislation, with a chance of actually passing, that has yet been proposed in the United States. Pass the Climate Commitment Act on EarthDay!
The 4 big ones are the 1972 Clean Water Act , the 1970 CleanAirAct , the 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act , and 2 hazardous waste laws having the acronyms CERCLA and RCRA, which I will explain later. Clean Water Act. The stated goal of the Clean Water Act is “zero discharge.”
The majority also seems utterly disinterested in the fact that a solid majority of people in this country want action on climatechange and pollution. A CNN poll in December found that 73 percent of respondents in the United States say the federal government has some level of responsibility to curb climatechange.
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The unofficial EarthDay flag. On the first EarthDay, in 1970, America’s TV networks were not shy about taking a position on the news of the day. Anchorman Walter Cronkite then reiterated the theme, declaring this a “unique day in American history, dedicated to mankind seeking its own survival.”
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Climatechange: Extinction Rebellion end blockade at Shell's Aberdeen HQ The BBC | January 16, 2020 Extinction Rebellion protesters have ended a blockade at the entrances to Shell's Aberdeen headquarters. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m
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Climatechange: Extinction Rebellion end blockade at Shell's Aberdeen HQ The BBC | January 16, 2020 Extinction Rebellion protesters have ended a blockade at the entrances to Shell's Aberdeen headquarters. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m
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The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first EarthDay, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
They made it through EarthDay one of two insufferable seasons of cliche, inane PR pitches clogging their inboxes. The 2-week UN Climate Conference each fall.) I usually feel meh about EarthDay because a hyperfocus on a single day feels superficial and performative. But this EarthDay hit different.
Biden, on the other hand, has said that “creating jobs and tackling climatechange go hand in hand.” Look at it this way: In 1970, when the CleanAirAct was passed, the unemployment rate was twice what it is today. It’s hard to do a rigorous study of how the CleanAirAct as a whole has impacted jobs.
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