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@The_MFN
MovingForwardNetwork
6 days
Without broader accountability and genuine consideration of climate justice, members of communities of color and low-income communities, like Dr. Strouble's grandmother, will continue paying the price for climate redlining.
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@The_MFN
MovingForwardNetwork
26 days
Theral Golden is right. Freight industry profits can’t come at the expense of frontline and fenceline lives while worsening climate change and disasters like the LA wildfires. We need enforceable zero-emissions regulations!
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@The_MFN
MovingForwardNetwork
27 days
Read more in @UCLALatino’s data brief ⬇️
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@The_MFN
MovingForwardNetwork
28 days
RT @SierraClub: The @EPA must approve CA's In-Use Locomotive regulation. With 13M+ Americans living near railyards and lines, electrifying…
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@The_MFN
MovingForwardNetwork
28 days
Diesel pollution from freight is a major contributor to climate change, increasing the risk & scale of disasters like the LA wildfires. @EPA & @WhiteHouse must support community-led efforts to reduce risks by granting ALL waivers in full. Read more⬇️
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@The_MFN
MovingForwardNetwork
1 month
RT @thrudasmog: .@EPA - give California the authority to clean up trains & trucks to save lives. Grant the In-Use Locomotive and Advanced C…
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@The_MFN
MovingForwardNetwork
1 month
Granting the remaining waivers will save a combined $58.5 billion in public health care costs by reducing the harm caused by pollution from freight trucks and trains.
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@The_MFN
MovingForwardNetwork
1 month
There’s an unprecedented amount of funding for environmental causes. It’s essential that money is distributed equitably to frontline & fenceline-led orgs. Read MFN, @PublicHealth, and @TLHFoodNetwork's guide for equitable grantmaking:
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@The_MFN
MovingForwardNetwork
2 months
RT @thrudasmog: And @EPA needs to grant the outstanding CA waiver requests to further reduce deadly vehicle #AirPollution there, allowing o…
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@The_MFN
MovingForwardNetwork
2 months
RT @CleanWaterNJ: Our Zero Emissions & Warehouse Organizer Tolani Taylor was recently featured on Yale Climate Connections radio station…
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@The_MFN
MovingForwardNetwork
2 months
Workers and community are clear in our message: the technology exists for zero-emission rail, and the time to act is now! @EPA must grant the In-Use Locomotive Regulation now! #WeAreJustTryingToBreathe
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@The_MFN
MovingForwardNetwork
2 months
In 2012, heavy-duty trucks in Southern California caused: 📈 483 premature deaths 🫁 15,468 asthma attacks 💰 $5.59 billion in health costs EPA, stop the delay! Grant all pending waivers now! #WeAreJustTryingToBreathe
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@The_MFN
MovingForwardNetwork
2 months
RT @thrudasmog: California got #EPA waivers it needs for accelerating cleaner diesel trucks & electric cars, but EPA needs to approve the…
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@The_MFN
MovingForwardNetwork
2 months
MFN ED Isella Ramirez and @ueunion’s Carl Rosen also presented on the need to center frontline and fenceline workers and communities. We are ready to face the new challenges 2025 will bring among a strong community of activists and allies! ✊🏿✊🏽✊🏻
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