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BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse and ING have announced plans to exclude the problematic export from their trading activities.
![Environmental advocates and climate activists are looking ahead to a more EPA-friendly administration with United States President-elect Joe Biden preparing to take office in January [File: Photo/Becky Bohrer]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP_18057663237525.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Defanged after four years of Trump deregulation, the EPA is set to be reinvigorated under Biden.
![Ramona Ferreyra, one of 1,000 New Yorkers in the Bronx to receive a one-time cash grant of $1,000 as part of the SaverLife programme, said the cheque helped her bounce back from having just five dollars in her wallet and $90 in the bank [Courtesy: Ramona Ferreyra]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/a1f86ec4edec4d7eb00574787e8099b5_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
As Congress prepares to debate the next economic stimulus package, UBI pilot projects are underway.
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Activists push green-led economic recovery to tackle systemic imbalances.
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Economic disruptions caused by COVID-19 lockdowns present a unique environmental moment for action on climate change.
![White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who is now serving as national Defense Production Act policy coordinator, speaks about the coronavirus at the White House as Navy Rear Adm John Polowczyk, supply chain task force lead at FEMA, listens [Alex Brandon/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/19525c2cdbb6498395d0f3b40b24c148_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Critics of the Trump administration say the armed forces should play a bigger role in the fight against coronavirus.
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Geographic data shows a disproportionate number of low-income area residents suffering amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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US oil producers – hit by coronavirus demand shock and price war – have yet to see a rescue package materialise.
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Sanders and his fervently loyal supporters hope to influence policy and pursue the slim chance of a resurgence.
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NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s briefings deliver a daily dose of measured rationality to assuage deep fears of coronavirus.