ATHENA
UCS federal policy advocate working to electrify our transportation system to solve our air pollution problems & protect our climate | opinions my own
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- Reposted by ATHENAToday marks day 1 of public hearings on the EPA’s reconsideration of the endangerment finding, a 2009 declaration that greenhouse gases threaten public health. Follow along with us👇🧵
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- Reposted by ATHENAA reprieve for the USPS trucks: The Senate parliamentarian ruled overnight that this provision violates the rules of budget reconciliation It **cannot** appear in Trump and Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
- 👀 Scoop: Trump and Republicans want USPS to sell off its brand new EVs and chargers. That would mean literally **ripping up post office parking lots** to auction off assets with no private-sector value. It’s buried in the Senate’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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- "For a party so dedicated to protecting the filibuster, Republicans are going to extreme lengths to undo California’s Clean Air Act waivers." Op-ed from Senator Padilla: www.wsj.com/opinion/what...
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- 🧑🔬 Scientists, technical experts, and STEM students: learn how to engage local media to save science! Join @ucsusa.bsky.social for a science advocacy webinar on April 17 from 8-9pm ET about how to write & submit a letter to editor. RSVP 👇 secure.ucs.org/a/2025-4-17-...
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- Are your Congressional representatives organizing a town hall near you? Join UCS’s upcoming training, “Holding Congress Accountable: How to Ask Tough Questions at Town Halls,” Next Tuesday, April 8, at 8pm ET. RSVP here: secure.ucs.org/a/2025-4-8-t...
- 🚨 ICYMI: The automobile industry that once lobbied against *life-saving safety protections* like seat belts & air bags🚗 currently support a Senate bill that would prevent EPA & DOT from considering the best available technology to protect communities against tailpipe pollution -⚡electrification.
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- This is the "America's Back!" it's giving. 💕
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- Sadly not shocking: Trump's EPA is planning to weaken federal vehicle emission standards that would have improved our air quality and helped us address climate change. www.ucs.org/about/news/e...
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- "folks living near a busy highway are breathing in more tailpipe pollution, facing higher risks of car crashes in their neighborhoods, and suffering from decreased quality of life and economic growth—all at once." @kevshen.bsky.social blog.ucsusa.org/kshen/transp...
- "The truth is that standards can be met, and with fewer sales than the opponents of ACCII claim." ⚡🚘@davereichmuth.bsky.social blog.ucsusa.org/dave-reichmu...
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- Important thread 🧵on why shrinking EPA is very, very dumb:
- Our transition to a zero-emission transportation system is critical ⚡ - and we need to get it right! UCS put together the key actions needed to reduce the environmental & social impacts of batteries 🔋 that power EVs: 👇https://www.ucsusa.org/ev-and-energy-storage-batteries-sustainability
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