Leslie G. Fields, Esq. is WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s chief federal officer. Based in Washington, D.C., she has worked for 30 years at the intersection of federal, state, local, and international environmental justice and environmental and civil rights law and policy.
To achieve a “clean energy revolution,” we cannot replicate the injustices of our current and past energy systems. As the next administration promises massive increases for fossil fuel projects and near total removals of environmental protections and agency functions, we must hold the line and set a standard for the future we need and deserve. The Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 introduced by Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. John Barrasso , is being sold as a “necessary” and bipartisan path.
would undo the Biden administration’s pause on approving Liquefied Natural Gas export projects, overwhelmingly situated in these communities. would reduce greenhouse gas emissions are cherry-picked scenarios and assumptions, according to and underscored by over 100 scientists. Modeling also ignores localized pollution contributing to increasing health crises. The models’ reliance on greenhouse gas calculations overlooks realities for communities on the ground.
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