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Newsletter Archives. Donate Today Donor Recognition Wall. More and more people are struggling to afford basic necessities, and emergency programs are having difficulty meeting increased demands.

Environment The planet is heating up, and that temperature rise is accelerating. There is no longer a credible debate about climate change — it is the most pressing environmental, public health, economic, and social justice issue facing our planet.

The industry went further, installing toadies throughout the political and civic worlds to parrot those lies. And it worked: Nothing of significance took place to avert the disasters that the world is now experiencing. So, what should be done? Congress may respond. In the U. The aim is to hold fossil fuel companies responsible for costs tied to the climate crisis , which is the fairest and most just way to proceed.

Any budget reconciliation plan approved by the Senate must require that the oil, gas, and coal industries pay additional assessments to help pay for the costs — damage to roads, mass transit systems, seaports, and frontline environmental justice communities — of mitigating and adapting to a climate crisis that the fossil fuel corporations caused.

Make the climate polluters pay! Also, in the U. House of Representatives, New York's Congressional delegation is leading the effort to make climate polluters pay for the nation's costs from global warming. They are urging Speaker Pelosi to support making the oil companies pick up the tab — not taxpayers. The Biden Administration has promised to vaccinate million Americans in its first days in office.

As with any other important health issue, it is important to get the facts from scientific resources. Of course, there are other important sources of information, but what is most important is that we all act. It is only through sustained civic action that this pandemic can be stopped.

We must all do our part. Thank you and please be safe. Dec 1, What's in My Water? Get information about your local drinking water supply. Jun 21, Sign Up. Rally to Make Polluters Pay.