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Friends of the Earth: Senate Reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank Discriminates Against Climate and Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—July 27, 2015.  Today the Senate voted to invoke cloture on an amendment to the multi-year transportation bill that would reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. This amendment includes language from S. 819, which “prohibits the Bank from promulgating policies that discriminate against any type of energy source, or deny financing of an application, solely based on the industry involved in the application.” This language discriminates against poor communities as it could result in…

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