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Illinois' first-in-nation climate migration law stalls
Original: Illinois passed the nation’s first climate migration law. The effort has languished since. https:// grist.org/migration/
Illinois passed the first state law in the US addressing climate-driven migration, but more than a year after it was signed, the effort has made little progress. Reporting by Grist found that the state has done little to implement the measure, leaving programs and support for people displaced by climate impacts largely dormant. The story has drawn attention to the gap between ambitious climate policy and on-the-ground follow-through.
Why now: A year after becoming the nation's first climate migration law, its stalled implementation is drawing renewed scrutiny.
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- Illinois passed the nation’s first climate migration law. The effort has languished since. https:// grist.org/migration/illinois-p assed-the-nations-first-climate-migration-law-the-effort-has-languished-since/ More than a year after the law was signed, the state has made little… · MillMessenger@journa.host · 2
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