Climate Expert Discusses Clean Energy Legislative Milestones

AUDIO: Derek Walker, Vice President, U.S. Climate, Environmental Defense Fund
(Washington, D.C., Wednesday, August 11, 2021) – With the U.S. Senate’s passage of the bipartisan infrastructure package followed by a more-expansive budget reconciliation plan, and with the House expected take up the bills as well,...

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Report Shows American’s Views on Aquaculture & Need for Stronger Consumer Protections and Regulations on Farmed Seafood in the U.S.

AUDIO: Eric Schwaab, Senior Vice President for Ecosystems and Oceans, Environmental Defense Fund
(Washington, D.C., Thursday, August 5, 2021)  – The United States is the world’s second-largest consumer of seafood, and the demand is only growing. Now more than ever, conscientious consumers want to know where their fish...

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Know Your Flood Risk and Take Action Amid Dam Crisis

AUDIO: Anita G. Fox, Director of Michigan’s Department of Insurance and Financial Services
(Washington, D.C., Tuesday, August 3, 2021) – The risk of flooding in Midwest states like Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Indiana is real and rising. Even with regular upgrades and safety works, more extreme weather patterns...

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Recovering From Recent Southeast Michigan Storms With Flood Insurance

AUDIO: Anita G. Fox, Director of Michigan’s Department of Insurance and Financial Services
(Detroit, MI, Tuesday, August 3, 2021) – A presidential disaster declaration has been issued in Michigan following the significant June flooding that occurred in southeastern Michigan. As a result, thousands of people may be wondering...

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New Report Examines Jail-Based Voting in Wisconsin

AUDIO: Shauntay Nelson, Wisconsin State Director, All Voting is Local
(Madison, WI, Thursday, July 1, 2021) – In Wisconsin, most people do not become ineligible to vote unless they are serving a sentence for a felony or a misdemeanor for treason or bribery (and eligibility...

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Expansion of Universal Background Checks for Guns

AUDIO: Peter Ambler, Executive Director, Giffords
(Washington, D.C., Friday, June 25, 2021) – Gun deaths in the U.S. reached their highest levels in decades with more than 38,000 Americans dying each year from gun violence, an average of 100 Americans every...

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Report Finds Wisconsin DMV Restrictions Disenfranchise Voters

AUDIO: Shauntay Nelson, Wisconsin State Director, All Voting is Local
(Madison, WI, Tuesday, June 8, 2021) – Since implementation of Wisconsin’s 2011 voter ID law, limited access to Division of Motor Vehicle (DMV) services has created needless and discriminatory barriers to the ballot for tens...

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Citizens’ Climate Lobby to Meet with Congress Members for Action on Climate Change

AUDIO: Topher Anderson, Member, Citizens’ Climate Lobby
(Coronado, CA, Thursday, March 25, 2021) – 2021 will be a big year for climate action. Congress is actively working to decide what climate policies to push forward later this year. Citizens’ Climate Lobby volunteers...

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Moving Entire Levees in Missouri To Help Communities Along the River

AUDIO: Regan Griffin, Board Member, Atchison County Levee District and Lowell Blankers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Jefferson City, MO, Thursday, March 18, 2021) – The Missouri River in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri experienced severe flooding in 2019 breaching levees, inundating 100s of thousands of acres, and causing billions of dollars...

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