Food & Water Watch: To Address Deadly Heat, Policymakers Must Ban Utility Shutoffs, Ramp Up Solar, Phase Out Fossil Fuels
July 29, 2023
July 29, 2023
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on July 28, 2023:
More than 170 social justice, environmental, faith, health and labor groups urged key policymakers today to implement lifesaving bans on utility disconnections, ramp up renewable energy and resilient water systems, and phase out fossil fuels -- the root cause of this summer's extreme heat. The groups say President Biden's Thursday announcement of limited measures to help com . . .
More than 170 social justice, environmental, faith, health and labor groups urged key policymakers today to implement lifesaving bans on utility disconnections, ramp up renewable energy and resilient water systems, and phase out fossil fuels -- the root cause of this summer's extreme heat. The groups say President Biden's Thursday announcement of limited measures to help com . . .