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Amazon workers demand company quit polluting near communities of color

The Verge

Paola Dela Cruz-Perez, a youth organizer for the nonprofit East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice said during a shareholder briefing held today. Jeff Bezos has faced a lot of heat for flaunting Amazon’s environmental credentials while his business continues to pollute neighborhoods.

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Amazon throws support behind low-carbon fuel standard bill in Washington state

GeekWire

The state’s largest business lobby group, the Association of Washington Business, continues to oppose the measure, saying it would increase the cost of fuel, citing the maximum cost estimates that have come out of California and Oregon. Amazon’s carbon footprint grew 15% in 2019, highlighting the challenge of net zero emissions.