The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the environmental and public health burdens facing Native Americans across the country and the severe lack of federal funding for support and services.
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Washington, DC — Today, Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives introduced the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, or the HEROES Act, a COVID-19 relief package following up on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed in March.
Update on border wall destruction during COVID19 pandemic.
Washington, DC-- Today, Secretary of the Interior Bernhardt officially extended the Bureau of Land Management Acting Director Pendley’s appointment until June 5, 2020.
In response, Lena Moffitt, Director of the Sierra Club’s Our Wild America campaign, released the following statement:
FERC approved a request from Sabal Trail Transmission to start operating a polluting facility in Albany, Ga., a hotspot for Coronavirus cases
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Donald Trump is expected to meet with oil executives tomorrow at the White House to discuss additional aid for the industry in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting comes as Congressional Republicans are throwing cold water on further stimulus that could fill urgent relief gaps and lay the groundwork for clean energy and infrastructure projects to put people back to work as the country emerges from the coronavirus crisis.