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  • Bailing On the Paris Climate Deal Would Be a Huge Security Risk

    6/1/17

    The Trump Administration is poised to isolate itself from reality once again – this time by potentially withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate agreement. One-hundred-and-ninety-five countries thought it prudent to protect their populations from the consequences of climate change. President Trump – unlike any other head of state – seems willing to put Americans in harm's way. The security implications of backing out would be dire. The problem only worsens if you broaden your definition of security threat to include those releasing dangerous chemicals into the world. Every year, according to the International Energy Agency, 6.5 million people around the world die from fossil-fueled air pollution. That grim tally includes hundreds of thousands of Americans. This means more people are dying from fossil fuels than any other enemy out there. It's easy to imagine the White House would lead the international community into immediate action against any terrorist group – or any other sort of adversary – that did what fossil fuels do to the American people.

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  • Grijalva to EPA: Don't Place Industry Over People's Clean Water

    Wednesday June 28, 2017

    WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement after EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced a 42-page proposal that among other things would dismantle the Clean Water Rule of 2015. The Clean Water Rule of 2015, brought up-to-date the Clean Water Act of 1972 and clearly defined what waterways could be overseen by the federal government. The Clean Water Rule was developed after the EPA met with more than 400 stakeholders and after receiving more than one million public comments. Under this new directive, rivers and streams would no longer be federally protected from pollution.

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  • GOP Healthcare Bill = Millionaire Giveaway

    Thursday June 22, 2017

    WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement after a draft discussion bill of the Senate version to repeal Obamacare was finally made public. Since early May, the 13 Senator, all-male working group has been meeting to draft the replacement of the Affordable Care Act. The discussion draft, which is expected to be voted on within the next week, is as consequential as the House version, which would result in more than 23 million Americans losing coverage.

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