Climate bill headed to President Biden sacrifices public lands while locking out Indigenous and Frontline communities
August 16, 2022
August 16, 2022
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNStalk) -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2022:
* * *
On Tuesday, President Biden is expected to sign the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which many are hailing as the panacea for fighting climate change while overlooking provisions that lock-in fossil fuel extraction on public lands while locking out Indigenous and Frontline communities. Continued oil and gas leasing on public lands, tax credits for dirty coal comp . . .
* * *
On Tuesday, President Biden is expected to sign the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which many are hailing as the panacea for fighting climate change while overlooking provisions that lock-in fossil fuel extraction on public lands while locking out Indigenous and Frontline communities. Continued oil and gas leasing on public lands, tax credits for dirty coal comp . . .