Environmental Justice
"the fair treatment of all people and communities, regardless of skin color, race, ethnicity, income, or national origin, ensuring that all have access to healthy, livable environments."
What is one example of deregulation in the national budget?
Budget cuts to climate change organisations, provisions that protect polluters and dismantle environmental protection laws
Views about deregulation for news outlets are ________.
Mixed
What does EPA stand for?
Environmental Protection Agency
Name one government organisation involved in environmental protection that would suffer large budget cuts.
NOAA, FEMA, EPA, DOE, USDA, CDC
How do climate activists feel about deregulation and why?
Strongly oppose it; See it as a public health concern and a devastating problem for climate change goals.
Name one climate activist group.
350.org, Greenpeace, Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), Amnesty International
What government official said, "We are driving a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion"?
Lee Zeldin, EPA Adminitrator
What are some news outlets that are against deregulation?
The New York Times, CNN, NPR, and CBS News
How do activists see climate justice?
Climate justice is also social justice
How is claiming climate change is a religion disrespectful to science?
Climate change can be proved with science, whereas religion relies completely on faith; denies the validity of science
What do proponent news outlets claim about deregulation?
Claim that deregulation will boost the economy and lower costs for consumers.
What 3 fundamental civil liberties are essential tools for demanding urgent climate action?
Freedom of speech, community participation, and protest rights
How is claiming climate change is a religion disrespectful to religion?
It suggests that someone must choose between faith and caring about the environment.
What do opponent news outlets claim about deregulation?
Claim that deregulation is ignoring science and is acting in favor of businesses instead of long-term environmental effects.