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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 14th
CONTACT and QUOTES: Gary Zuckett, WV Citizen Action, garyz at wvcag.org, 304-437-3701 | Morgan King, WV Rivers Coalition, mking at wvrivers.org, 304-590-0014
MORE INFO: Morgan King at mking at wvrivers.org or 304-590-0014
WV Groups Comment on Negative Impacts of WV VS EPA
Video of virtual press statement linked below
Charleston, WV: Today at 1pm, the WV Climate Alliance, and speakers from several member organizations, hosted a virtual press conference/webinar to discuss the real impacts of the WV vs EPA ruling by the United States Supreme Court.
To view a recording of the press conference, visit: youtube.com/watch?v=F5QBkKGXdic
At a time when severe weather events are a weekly occurrence all across the nation and here in West Virginia, and science is telling us that Climate Change is now upon us, several groups spoke out to say that Attorney General Morrisey does not speak for us. They also called on Congress to mitigate the damage done by WV vs EPA and to pass a Reconciliation package which addresses the need for bold action on Climate. Senator Manchin was identified as a critical vote that can move Climate forward or keep us mired in the past. The video presentations are 20 minutes total with about 10 minutes of Q&A.
Speakers included:
- Lucia Valentine, Outreach Coordinator, WV Environmental Council
- Kristen Olsen, Community member
- Lakiesha Lloyd, Climate Justice Organizer, Common Defense
- Gary Zuckett, Executive Director, WV Citizen Action Group
- Rev. Jeff Allen, Executive Director, West Virginia Council of Churches
Morgan King, Climate Campaign Coordinator of WV Rivers Coalition, moderated the press conference, and the end of the conference was open to the press for questions.
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FOUNDED in 2020, the WEST VIRGINIA CLIMATE ALLIANCE is a broad-based coalition of almost 20 environmental organizations, faith-based, civil rights and civic organizations, and other groups with a focus on climate change. Members of the Alliance work together to provide science-based education on climate change to West Virginia citizens and policymakers.
FOR MORE ON THE CLIMATE ALLIANCE, VISIT: WVClimateAlliance.org
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