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August 14, 2025

THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT
NEWSLETTER & ACTION TOOLKIT
HERE COMES THE SUN(DAY)
Solar power is the planet’s most affordable energy source, but fossil fuel billionaires want to keep us in the dark. A new campaign committed to the dollar revolution, Sun Day, is launching on Sept. 21st. CREATE SUNNY ART and join an event near you.
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PROTECT THE GREAT LAKES
The Great Lakes are the largest freshwater body in the world, but Big Oil has plans to place an experimental oil pipeline right in the middle of them. If approved, Line 5 would devastate the water supply and threaten species. Tell Michigan to STOP ENBRIDGE and DENY THE PERMITS.
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SQUAWK UP
The foundation of all federal climate rules and regulations is about to be dismantled by Lee Zeldin, the corrupt head of the EPA. SPEAK UP at the online public hearing August 19-20th, and fight back.
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SUMMER CLIMATE READING LIST
Looking for a good new book in these extremely hot days of summer? The World Resources Institute has provided a great list culled from librarian recommendations, with everything from birds to climate justice.
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WELLS FAR-GO AWAY
Wells Fargo has backtracked on climate commitments, undermined workers’ rights, and engaged in other discriminatory policies. It’s time to hold them accountable. On Aug. 15, JOIN the demonstration outside Wells Fargo to expose their exploitative practices.
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RIVER RUNS FREE

In a symbolic passage, fifteen Indigenous teenagers paddled 300 miles down the newly-free Klamath River. See their journey of reclamation reconnecting waterways and heritage.

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FALLEN FRUIT

Food banks around the world have enlisted a carbon accounting system to track their pollution reduction, because saving food means cutting methane. But will it work?

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SHIP OUT, AMAZON

Amazon just got kicked out of Arizona, or at least their AI data center did. The Tucson city council unanimously voted to kill the massive, polluting beast that residents have fought relentlessly.

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A STEELY CONSTITUTION

Kids near a Pittsburgh coal plant were breathing in steel byproducts for half a century. Now, see the staggering drop in pediatric asthma visits since the plant was closed.

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CLIMATE CAFFEINE

Minneapolis-based Coffeewomple is one of the first U.S. roasters to use a commercial-scale electric coffee roaster, navigating higher costs for climate benefits. Don’t talk to me before I’ve had my climate-friendly coffee.

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DEFENDING PARADISE

Longtime activist and entertainer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, is taking on ExxonMobil. The oil giant is planning to reintroduce a massive, corroded pipeline that has already been responsible for one of the largest oil disasters in California’s history. What’s the deal?

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REINSTATE THE FUNDS

In a first-of-a-kind lawsuit: tribes, nonprofits and local governments are suing the EPA for killing the Environmental and Climate Justice grants. Funded by the IRA, the $3 billion program was terminated despite a binding mandate from Congress.

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DISAPPEARING DATA

A crucial and massively expensive state-of-the-art satellite is about to be destroyed… on purpose. The current administration is ending two major satellite missions that send important information to scientists, farmers, and energy companies.

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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Nearly 100 environmental groups are urging the Department of Energy to fully restore the recently cut NEPA protections, some of the most important environmental protections ever created in the US.

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OIL RUSH

The current administration is rushing to expand oil and gas drilling in the Arctic. Its newest horrific proposal would open the largest public tract of land in the United States to industry.

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DEAD IN THE WATER

Over 3.5 million acres of federal waters are no longer eligible for offshore wind development. While some removals may be justified, this decision is a clear undercut toward a clean energy future.

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FIGHT OR FLIGHT

As the sea continues to rise, a coastal village in Fiji just made the difficult decision to relocate. Now the small island nation has become an authority on climate change and mitigation, yet wealthy nations aren’t listening.

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BITTER TIMES

Once a symbol of health and prosperity, orange juice now represents inflation, disease, and climate change. What does this fading fruit reveal about our future?

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THE HERD — From the Congo Basin to the Arctic Circle, life-size puppet animals are walking 20,000 kilometers as a climate art display. Follow their route as they reconnect people to the natural world. (The Herds)

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FUTURE COUNCIL — You’ve probably heard the saying, “Children are the future.” Well, they are also shaping our present. Follow eight kids as they find solutions to our biggest environmental challenges. (Madman Films)

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STRONGER TOGETHER — What happens when the systems meant to protect you fall short? Frontline communities in Miami are organizing in the face of extreme weather, to weather the storms together. (Solutions Project)

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BUSY BEES — These kids are beekeepers. In the heart of Orlando, a youth beekeeping program is turning a food desert into a local hive of entrepreneurship, sustainability, and purpose. (Pattrn)

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Climate science can be overwhelming. Here’s your easy-to-share highlight reel.
TURF WAR

Did you know that artificial turf is harmful to human health? Synthetic grass contains carcinogens, hormone disruptors, and is made from fossil fuels. So why are children playing on it?

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LOSING GROUND

Human connection to nature has declined dramatically in the past two centuries. Not only that, but the use of nature-related words has declined along with it. What came first?

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RISING FEVER

Dengue fever infections have reached the highest levels in a decade, where Pacific Island Nations are facing public health emergencies along with ecological ones.

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FUTURE OF FIREFLIES

Do you remember summers past being full of Lightning Bugs? Not anymore, as species have declined at concerning rates. Will this be their last summer?

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CHEMOSYNTHESIS

Thirty thousand feet beneath the ocean’s surface, flora and fauna are thriving not through photosynthesis but with chemical reactions. These impressive colonies could inform a future where sunlight and water aren’t as readily available.

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This is the spotlight for the heroes doing the most urgent work on climate.
Climate advocate ABBIE RICHARDS debunks misinformation and educates her audience on complex environmental issues. As co-founder of EcoTok, she uses social media to inspire climate action.

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Climate advocate ABBIE RICHARDS debunks misinformation and educates her audience on complex environmental issues. As co-founder of EcoTok, she uses social media to inspire climate action.
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Educator SAM BALTO is the co-founder and executive director of Bike Bus World, an initiative that works to improve the health of children, communities, and the climate by helping schools create “bike buses.”

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Educator SAM BALTO is the co-founder and executive director of Bike Bus World, an initiative that works to improve the health of children, communities, and the climate by helping schools create “bike buses.”
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Indian rapper MAHI G makes music focused on climate justice, caste, and Indigenous rights. Listen to her most recent single “Heatwave.”

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Indian rapper MAHI G makes music focused on climate justice, caste, and Indigenous rights. Listen to her most recent single “Heatwave.”
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