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On the recordJanuary 19, 2022
As such, building even one new oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico will deepen the climate crisis, disproportionately imperiling low-income communities and communities of color in the process.
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Alan Lowenthal
Democratic · California

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Lowenthal warns that new oil rigs will worsen the climate crisis affecting vulnerable communities.

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