Say No to the EATS Act!
At stake in this year’s Farm Bill is the right of all Americans, and state and local governments to maintain local control over our environment, our health, and our farms.
Ben
May 20, 2024
Lobbying elected representatives to pass strong climate legislation.
As we approach the summer of 2025, our team is navigating the tsunami of change the new president and Congress have brought, but we are committed to continuing many aspects of our direct advocacy. We will continue working to ensure that our two U.S. Senators and House members support just environmental and climate policies and oppose any that threaten environmental or climate justice by:
Progress on federal climate policy is more difficult due to the current administration, so we have expanded our scope to include advocacy at the state level. We are in the process of transitioning our team name from “Federal Policy Team” to “Policy Action Team”.
Our goal is to make it possible and empowering for everyone to frequently access our legislators and lobby them on the issues we care most about. We recognize that economic inequality, racial destruction and climate change are all woven together.
We work with national organizers at Food and Water Watch, People Versus Fossil Fuels, Sierra Club, and the Green New Deal Network.
The Policy Action Team works to persuade our President, two U.S. Senators and Congress members to vote “green” on climate justice bills.
Linnea Scott: linneaescott@gmail.com
Beth Brunton: bebrunton@hotmail.com
We hold monthly meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at 5pm.
Contact our team leads to get the call information.
At stake in this year’s Farm Bill is the right of all Americans, and state and local governments to maintain local control over our environment, our health, and our farms.
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