The Climate Thread

[janea4old]

November 2, 2023
Climate budget issues on the House floor right now....

Republicans propose a 39% cut to the EPA, all while undermining efforts to curb CO2 emissions.

The National Park Service is among the most popular government agencies, fueling local economies across the country while bringing people and families together. So what do House Republicans want to do?  Gut it, slashing their funding by almost half a BILLION dollars.

 

In a little more than five years – sometime in early 2029 – the world will likely be unable to stay below the internationally agreed temperature limit for global warming if it continues to burn fossil fuels at its current rate, a new study says.
https://apnews.com/article/warming-carbon-climate-change-too-late-943b4b34bff5110631c2e02f5cdf7d68

And right now, House Republicans are forcing a vote on a bill that guts climate funding and will make our planet uninhabitable. It's almost as if they're trying to inflict the most damage possible on our environment.

 

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @chelliepingree
I am on the House floor pushing back on 131

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extreme Republican amendments to the 2024 interior appropriations bill. I’ll be leading this debate for @HouseDemocrats
 even if it goes past midnight. Watch here (and send coffee)! ️

 

Rep. Betty McCollum @BettyMcCollum04
Republicans’ extreme FY 24 Interior-Environment funding bill makes devastating cuts that would severely impact our ability to combat climate change—affecting not only the health & safety of all our communities, but also putting the U.S. at a global disadvantage.

 

Edited November 2, 2023 by janea4old

[Faulkner]