Environmental Justice

Biden To Name Former DC Solicitor To Lead DOJ Environmental Division

"President Joe Biden said on Monday he intends to nominate Todd Kim, former solicitor general for the District of Columbia, to lead the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division as its assistant attorney general."

Source: Reuters, 03/16/2021

Environmental Justice Plays Key Role in Biden Covid-19 Stimulus Package

"President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief package includes a downpayment on his ambitious climate plan, including $100 million to address harmful air quality and environmental health risks in minority and low-income communities."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/15/2021

Overlooked: Indigenous People Could Lead Global Plan to Conserve Nature

"Dozens of countries are backing an effort that would protect 30 percent of Earth’s land and water. Native people, often among the most effective stewards of nature, have been disregarded, or worse, in the past."

Source: NYTimes, 03/12/2021

Oil’s Fight to Roll Back Tribal Sovereignty After Supreme Court Decision

"Gov. Kevin Stitt’s commission to sort out Oklahoma’s future is stacked with oil and gas insiders — and has no Indigenous voices."

Source: The Intercept, 03/11/2021

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