{"id":18686,"date":"2018-03-29T18:54:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T22:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/?p=18686"},"modified":"2023-05-26T19:04:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T23:04:00","slug":"just-transitions-reclaim-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/just-transitions-reclaim-act\/","title":{"rendered":"RECLAIM Act &#8211; Release $1B to Help Coalfield Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"top\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Restore land and economies in communities harmed by our energy sector&#8217;s <\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">transition away from coal<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Contact your US Senators during April&#8217;s<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Climate Justice Month<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>(Mail your congregation&#8217;s letters to arrive on or before May 4 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FINAL-WHWN-v.2-Cover-Letter-Instructions_April-2018-Climate-Justice-Month.pdf\">for mailing address and instructions link here)<\/a>&#8211; Ask Senators to support the RECLAIM Act 2017, which would release $1B for reclamation and restoration of land and water resources of existing funds. We urge inclusion of provisions in the bill for community involvement for economic\u00a0diversification planning in coal communities that are in transition. This Act has bi-partisan support but has stalled.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Page<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0C<\/strong><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; color: #000000;\">ontents <\/strong>&#8211; C<span style=\"font-family: inherit; color: #000000;\">lick on a title to go to that section<\/span><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; color: #000000;\">:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong><a href=\"#action\">Action Needed NOW: What You Can Do<\/a>\u00a0(<\/strong><\/strong>See info for Climate Justice Month get <strong>mailing instructions<strong> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FINAL-WHWN-v.2-Cover-Letter-Instructions_April-2018-Climate-Justice-Month.pdf\">&#8220;Cover Letter &amp; Instructions&#8221;<\/a> document or email <a href=\"mailto:advocacy@uusj.org\">advocacy@uusj.org<\/a>\u00a0for information &#8211; letters should arrive on or before Friday, May 4.<\/strong><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#happening\">Wha<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"#happening\">t You Shou<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"#happening\">ld Know<\/a>\u00a0(posted\u00a0<\/strong><strong><strong>1pmET 4\/20\/2018<\/strong><\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#spiritual\">Our UU Spiritual Grounding<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#resources\">Resources and Relevant News Media Coverage Links<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"action-needed\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"action\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Action Needed: What You Can Do<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>1 &#8211; Write letters to your Senators during UU Climate Justice Month April 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Use our<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/salsa4.salsalabs.com\/o\/50780\/p\/salsa\/web\/common\/public\/signup?signup_page_KEY=8693\">\u00a0<em>Write Here! Write Now!<\/em> <\/a><\/span>(WHWN) Letter-Writing Toolkit to organize a\u00a0letter-writing table in your congregation for letters to be delivered to SENATE offices in Washington, DC on May 8. Send letters to arrive on or before May 4. Contact advocacy@uusj.org for details.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Downloadable WHWN letter-writing campaign resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FINAL-v.2-WHWN-Climate-Justice-Month-RECLAIM-Act-2017.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">One-page, two-sided RECLAIM Act issue handout with sample message and talking points<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">\u00a0&#8211; <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(put out on your writing tables). The handout includes: Background &amp; Talking Points, Instructions for Preparing Your Letter and a Sample Letter. (updated information as of 4\/19\/2016)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>UU Climate Justice Month <a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FINAL-WHWN-v.2-Cover-Letter-Instructions_April-2018-Climate-Justice-Month.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&#8220;Cover Letter &amp; Instructions&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0a good summary of the UU nationwide letter-writing campaign, and where to mail your letters.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/salsa4.salsalabs.com\/o\/50780\/p\/salsa\/web\/common\/public\/signup?signup_page_KEY=8693\">WHWN Letter-Writing Toolkit for organizers<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">on the same page you&#8217;ll find the WHWN Bookmarks <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(event organizing and writing tips that you can print out and put on tables)<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>2 &#8211; Call or email your Senators<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><b>Suggested message to adapt for calling or emailing your Senators:<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em>Hi, my name is [your name]. I\u2019m a constituent from [city, state].\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em>I am a Unitarian Universalist from [name of congregation and location]. <\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><i style=\"color: #993366;\">I urge Senator [name] to support the bi-partisan RECLAIM Act, which will release existing funds from the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Fund at no cost to taxpayers. We have a moral obligation to ensure that coal states and Indian tribes that are most impacted by massive loss of coal-mining jobs have the funds they need to restore their land and water resources. <strong>In additional the the bill should provide provisions for community involvement in economic diversification to create a more sustainable economy.<\/strong> \u00a0<\/i><i style=\"color: #993366;\">\u00a0<\/i><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em>[Insert personal experience, story, concern, or pick a talking point (page 2), stated in your own words, to support the message.]<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><i style=\"color: #993366;\">[Insert personal wrap up statement and a &#8220;thank you&#8221; such as &#8220;<\/i><i style=\"color: #993366;\">This important bill could help struggling communities recover.&#8221;\u00a0<\/i><i style=\"color: #993366;\">If it&#8217;s a phone call ask for the Senator&#8217;s position on the Act; if it&#8217;s an email ask the Senator to let you know what her\/his <\/i><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><i>position is on the RECLAIM Act.]\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em>Closing: [by email Sincerely, <\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em>YOUR NAME and COMPLETE ADDRESS; by phone thank the staff person]<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>U.S. Capitol Switchboard:<\/b>\u00a0(202) 224-3121<\/p>\n<p>To find\u00a0<b>e-mail addresses and other contact information for your members of Congress<\/b><b>,<\/b>\u00a0visit these Congressional websites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/congress\/members\/current\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GovTrack<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/general\/contact_information\/senators_cfm.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>U.S.\u00a0<\/strong><b>Senate<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><a style=\"font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.house.gov\/representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>U.S.\u00a0<\/strong><b>House of Representatives<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">3 \u2013\u00a0Ask your friends and family members to contact their Senators, too.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Send them the link to this page<\/span>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2GVL0y9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2GVL0y9<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>4 \u2013<\/strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Spread the word &#8211; Post messages to social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.).<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Post links to this page \u2013<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2GVL0y9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2GVL0y9<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tweet your Senators <\/strong>(click <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2vJpUw9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> <\/strong>to find their Twitter handles). Here&#8217;s a sample Tweet:<\/p>\n<p><u>@(Senator\u2019s Twitter Handle)<\/u>\u00a0Support the RECLAIM Act. #JustTransitions #BeyondCoal #NoNewCoal #ClimateJustice\u00a0#EachGeneration<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#top\">Go to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"happening\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>What You Should Know<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For more information, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FINAL-v.2-WHWN-Climate-Justice-Month-RECLAIM-Act-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>UUSJ sample message to Senators and talking points<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The RECLAIM Act <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a vital piece of legislation for communities devastated by the economic decline of the coal industry. One billion dollars will come from the existing\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Abandoned Land Mine (ALM) Fund.<\/p>\n<p><b>The RECLAIM Act Status: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>The 2018 Omnibus budget signed by President Trump on March 23 excluded the RECLAIM Act. It was removed with pressure from the coal industry. <b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>This is a bi-partisan effort with similar bills in the House (HR 1731) and two bills in the Senate (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/115th-congress\/senate-bill\/728\/cosponsors\">S 728<\/a> Sen. McConnell R-KY) and (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/115th-congress\/senate-bill\/738\/cosponsors?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22S+738%22%5D%7D&amp;r=1\">S 738<\/a>\u00a0Sen Manchin D-WV)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The House bill (more than 40 bi-partisan co-sponsors), sponsored by Rep. Hal Rogers (KY-5), with an amendment by Democrat Rep. Don Beyer (VA-8), that allows provisions for community involvement in economic diversification planning, is stronger than the original companion bill in the Senate (S 728, sponsored by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) with \u00a0one co-sponsor Sen. Capito (R-WV). With the Beyer amendment, the House version supports \u201cJust Transitions\u201d that allows for communities to have a say in building a sustainable economic that is not dependent on coal. Sen. McConnell has said that if the House bill comes to the Senate he would move it forward. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bills have stalled and we want to bring attention to the Senate members that they need to act on this vital bill in a timely manner. People are hurting and need these funds. We want the bill to come to a vote in both houses of Congress. <strong>We want to urge Senators to support a bill that includes provisions for community involvement in economic diversification in addition to the funds for reclamation.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the RECLAIM Act 2017:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>The RECLAIM Act funds are available to 25 coalfield states and three Indian tribes. The funds especially brings hope for real help to to the Appalachian coalfield communities most in need of economic revitalization after mass layoffs.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Appalachian Regional Commission 2010-2014 poverty rate in the combined Appalachian regions of Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia is 4 percent higher than the national average.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Community engagement is essential.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In addition to cleaning up abandoned mine sites, the funds can spur long-term economic growth in agriculture, energy, industrial parks, and recreational tourism, to <\/span><b>put people back to work<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in jobs wanted and supported by the community.<a href=\"http:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/community.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18708 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/community.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"159\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00a0As in the House version, any bill should allow for provisions for a &#8220;Just Transition&#8221; for communities to make decisions about economic diversification leading to a transition to a more sustainable economy that is not dependent on extractive industry.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>There is significant public support in communities for this bill.<\/b> <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pos.org\/\">Public Opinion Strategies<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a leading Republican polling firm, <\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sierraclub.org\/polls\/RECLAIMpoll\">reported<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that <\/span><b>89% of registered voters in Appalachia support the RECLAIM Act<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Not one cent of taxpayer funds would be used<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8212; The bill calls for $1B of existing $24B in the fund to be disbursed rather than sitting in Washington.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#top\">Go to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"spiritual\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Our U<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>U Spiritual Grounding<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>UU Grounding:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> UUs believe each person should have the opportunity to reach his or her potential. Our Seventh Principle calls for \u201crespect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.\u201d Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uua.org\/action\/statements\/escalating-economic-inequity\">2017 Statement of Conscience on Escalating Economic Inequity<\/a> calls for support to economically struggling communities, especially those that have been harmed by exploitation and unwise policies. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#top\">Go to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"resources\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Resources and Relevant News Media Coverage Links<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/theallianceforappalachia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Alliance for Appalachia<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/theallianceforappalachia.org\/omnibus-passes-reclaim-does-not\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Omnibus passes, RECLAIM does not<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stateofappalachia.org\/the-reclaim-act.html\">State of Appalachia 2018\u00a0<\/a>website of &#8220;Faith Rooted News &amp; Resources;&#8221; A Christian Education\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stateofappalachia.org\/uploads\/2\/5\/4\/6\/25465131\/christian_ed_fact_sheet_on_reclaim_2018.pdf\">Fact Sheet on RECLAIM Act 2017<\/a>\u00a0good overview of the RECLAIM Act and status of reclamation in 25 states and three Indian tribes. Links to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyyonder.com\/abandoned-mine-land-reclamation-who-needs-it-most\/2016\/02\/07\/11272\/#\">map of the US land reclamation sites<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Appalachian Voices &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/appvoices.org\/2017\/10\/05\/national-mining-association-doesnt-speak-for-coal-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The National Mining Association doesn&#8217;t speak for coal communities<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Courier Journal &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/opinion\/contributors\/2018\/03\/14\/coal-mine-companies-reclaim-act-miners\/423875002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don&#8217;t let mining companies kill plan to help coal miners, families through land reclamation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>E&amp;E News &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/stories\/1060064163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advocates, lawmakers prepare for battle over reclamation fee<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Center for Coalfield Justice &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coalfieldjustice.org\/blog\/2017\/6\/27\/reclaiming-our-brownfields-with-federal-funds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reclaiming our brownfields with Federal funds<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kentuckians for the Commonwealth &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kftc.org\/issues\/what-do-we-mean-just-transition-appalachia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What do we mean by a just transition for Appalachia?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Union of Concerned Scientists &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ucsusa.org\/jeremy-richardson\/hr-1731-a-real-chance-to-help-coal-communities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Real Chance to Help Coal Communities\u2014If We Fight for It<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wikipedia &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Just_Transition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just Transition<\/a><\/li>\n<li>UU Ministry for Earth &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/resources\/earth-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice for #EachGeneration<\/a> &#8211; 2018 Earth Day resources<\/li>\n<li>Sierra Club &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/content.sierraclub.org\/creative-archive\/sites\/content.sierraclub.org.creative-archive\/files\/pdfs\/1547%20RECLAIM-FactSheet_02_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The RECLAIM Act<\/a> (fact sheet)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ohiocitizen.org\/current-campaigns\/reclaim-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohio Citizen<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Hill\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/339574-lobbying-fight-erupts-over-coal-country-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lobbying fight erupts over coal country bill\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/pundits-blog\/energy-environment\/327179-reclaim-act-represents-massive-environmental-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reclaim Act represents massive environmental and economic revitalization of Appalachia<\/a>\u00a0by Senator Mitch McConnell and Representative Hal Rogers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/reclaim_12.8.17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Religious Organizations Call for Passage of Just Transition Legislation<\/a> (letter)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RECLAIMSign-OnLetterwSignatories.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National and regional environmental organizations&#8217; letter to the House Natural Resources Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Heritage Foundation &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2018-03\/IB4823.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The RECLAIM Act Won&#8217;t Help Coal Communities &#8211; Rolling Back Regulations Will<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#top\">Go to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Restore land and economies in communities harmed by our energy sector&#8217;s transition away from coal &nbsp; Contact your US Senators during April&#8217;s Climate Justice Month (Mail your congregation&#8217;s letters to arrive on or before May 4 &#8211; for mailing address and instructions link here)&#8211; Ask Senators to support the RECLAIM Act 2017, which would release &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/just-transitions-reclaim-act\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">RECLAIM Act &#8211; Release $1B to Help Coalfield Communities<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,29,16,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advocacy","category-economic-justice","category-environment","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18686"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25222,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18686\/revisions\/25222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}