Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Climate and environmental defenders on this week implored U.S. senators to block a permitting reform bill introduced this week by Sens. Joe Manchin and John Barrasso that one campaigner linked to Project 2025 , a conservative coalition's agenda for a far-right overhaul of the federal government.
'It's shocking that as the climate emergency continues to break records around us, the Senate continues to fast-track the fossil fuel expansion that is killing us. This dangerous bill doesn't deserve a floor vote.' Hartl added that 'to preserve a livable planet,' Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer 'must squash this legislation now.
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