Pingree urges Biden to give the fashion industry a voice in climate policy discussions

MAINE MORNING STAR • August 15, 2024

U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree and her slow fashion caucus sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to include the fashion industry in his new White House Task Force on Climate and Trade. In the letter, Pingree, a Democrat, and the rest of the caucus highlighted the environmental challenges the fashion and textile industries pose, calling them a “fundamental missing piece” to addressing the climate crisis. The six representatives who signed the letter said they want to see members from the fashion and textile industries added to the president’s task force to ensure their voices and policy recommendations are part of those climate conversations.