Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Biden Interior nominee discusses environmental injustice with tribal leaders

Biden Interior nominee discusses environmental injustice with tribal leaders
"Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) discussed environmental injustice with tribal leaders on Monday in her first meeting after being named President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Department of the Interior.
In the meeting, Haaland committed to "fully" honoring the U.S.'s treaty obligations to tribal nations and working with leaders to address the "disproportionate harm" Native Americans face "from long-running environmental injustices" and climate change.
...The New Mexico lawmaker told leaders at the meeting that she plans to work toward Biden's goal of using the climate crisis to create "good-paying union jobs" and promote clean energy sources, according to Biden's transition team...Read all.

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