In the months since the derailment, U.S. EPA has been working around the clock to oversee cleanup Remediation to ensure Norfolk Southern is held accountable and that East Palestine and the surrounding area are protected from exposure to toxic chemicals. 🧵 thehill.com/opinion/congre…

“AFGE wouldn't tolerate a contract polluted with anti- employee proposals if it came from a federal agency. Why should we tolerate it when it comes from AFGE?” sites.google.com/view/afgestaff…

Justin Pearson, kicked out of the Tennessee House with his colleague Justin Jones, was elected specifically because of his advocacy for environmental justice in SW Memphis- an area surrounded by toxic facilities & a cancer risk rate 4x the nat’l average. localmemphis.com/article/news/p…

During the annual general meetings of ⁦Citibank⁩, Bank of America and ⁦Wells Fargo⁩, stockholders voted down eight climate-related resolutions. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews…

.U.S. EPA has failed to pay its workers appropriate night time wages for their round-the-clock emergency response efforts following the #NorfolkSouthern #EastPalestine train derailment. mailchi.mp/joannaklonsky/…

EPA union calls out U.S. EPA on worker diversity: “We are facing the most critical moment in history tackling climate goals & protecting vulnerable communities & we need a diverse, supportive workforce to achieve these goals. We are not getting there.” afge238.org/news/letter-to…

Today, U.S. EPA held a flag-raising ceremony to honor our LGBTQIA+ community. But trans #EPA workers need more than a performative gesture – they need the same guaranteed rights as their colleagues, which the agency is refusing to offer.

There's no evidence that ESG investing has affected energy prices. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews…

Carrying out anti-ESG laws in the 16 states that passed then is not cheap. Implementing systems of enforcement coupled with required divestments can cost taxpayers and public pensions billions of dollars, eenews.net/articles/state…

The backlash to proposed climate risk disclosure guidelines includes the introduction of 165 anti-ESG bills across 37 states in 2023 alone and Republican attorneys general alleging that ESG investors are “colluding” against the fossil fuel industry. interc.pt/3O2f9jq

.President Donald J. Trump said he has already “practically” declared a climate emergency. But let’s be real: he has yet to actually make a declaration, which would give him a host of new powers to combat climate change.

U.S. EPA The increased frequency of back-to-back emergencies is taking a toll. This rapid relief work is being done as U.S. EPA staff continues day-to-day efforts to advance President Donald J. Trump ambitious climate goals in the #IRA & #BIL. And U.S. EPA is scrambling to hire at least 1,800 over the next year.

The International Monetary Fund calculated that just over $7 trillion in subsidies went to fossil fuels last year. The world has never spent this much to subsidize fossil fuels. imf.org/en/Publication…

Private equity firms are increasingly profiting from cleaning up climate disasters in the US, while failing to better protect workers and often also investing in the fossil fuels that are causing the climate emergency. must read from ⁦@ninalakhani⁩ theguardian.com/environment/20…

Our union just endorsed the IL Warehouse Pollution Insights Act, because communities near warehouses face higher rates of air pollution associated with health problems like asthma and cardiovascular disease. Warehouse Workers for Justice mailchi.mp/joannaklonsky/…

When it comes to human rights, no one stands up or shows up more than ⁦Rashida Tlaib⁩.Rashida has stood with us, rallied with us & is the champion of safe healthy communities and worker rights.AFGE Local 704 endorses her for Michigan’s 12th District! mailchi.mp/joannaklonsky/…

The U.S. EPA doesn’t “allow” polluters to do anything. The American people do, by underfunding the #EPA and not allowing it the authority to address this pollution.

Imagine patting yourself on the back for all your hard work to put Americans in imminent danger. Congrats on the headlines, though?

All across our great nation, from places like North Carolina, San Francisco, Dallas, Philly, Chicago Georgia and more, our members showed up for #NoKingsDay in style.

The US is falling behind the curve on solar power – a key energy source of the 21st century. We are losing our edge to China on the technology that we originally invented. Now Senate republicans want to take out our solar industry at the knees in their "Big Beautiful Bill":