Good morning! This week, we talk about how Congress is steamrolling bills that could worsen the climate emergency. A Brazilian week in New York City. And how states’ accounts are depleted.
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Congress and its “Destruction Package”
The Brazilian Congress has 25 related bills and three constitutional amendment proposals on its docket, which environmentalists have dubbed the “Destruction Package.” Even while the country looks on in horror at the climate crisis in Rio Grande do Sul, these bills still have momentum for approval.
👉 Why it matters. Nearly all Brazilians have linked the floods in Brazil’s southernmost state to climate change. Still, lawmakers seem poised to pass legislation that could make the climate crisis even worse.
What they are saying. Several climate watchdogs denounce that these proposals will make extreme climate events (such as floods and droughts) more frequent.
Strike one. Last week, the House passed a bill to no longer consider the planting of eucalyptus and pine trees as damaging to the environment, freeing them from the need to obtain...
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