Ed Markey — Sep 15, 2023

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September 15, 2023, at Governor Healey’s emergency press conference: “This extreme weather isn’t a coincidence. It’s the climate crisis announcing its arrival. It’s not bad luck. It’s years of deliberate obstruction of the changes we need to make to stop the climate crisis and secure a livable future.” WBUR reported that Markey treated this brush with Hurricane Lee as the latest in a series of extreme weather events in Massachusetts.

Codes

• Disaster Mention yes — Names Hurricane Lee at Healey’s September 15 press conference.
• Climate Connection yes — Names the climate crisis as the cause of this extreme weather.
• Mentioned Republican Obstruction of Climate Action yes — Years of deliberate obstruction of the changes needed to stop the climate crisis.