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April 18, 2024

THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT
NEWSLETTER & ACTION TOOLKIT
CLIMATE STRIKE NYC
Are you in the NYC area? Join the YOUTH-LED CLIMATE STRIKE happening Friday, April 19th! Students all over the city will be walking out of classes and demanding that President Biden declare a Climate Emergency. There’s no time to join like the present!
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DITCH THE AGA
Your utility could be using your payments to fund lobbying efforts of The American Gas Association. The AGA promotes methane, undermines clean energy and spreads doubt about the health impacts of gas stoves. DEMAND YOUR STATE UTILITY REGULATOR to take action now!
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WRITE OUR FUTURE
Do you want to tell a different story of our future? Grist is accepting submissions for their annual climate fiction short story contest, Imagine 2200. SUBMIT YOUR ORIGINAL STORY now and make your dream a reality.
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VESSEL PROJECT
A recent tornado that swept through Louisiana damaged the office of an environmental justice and disaster relief organization. The Vessel Project. DONATE NOW to The Vessel Project Disaster Relief Fund to help the clean up effort and repair their headquarters.
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EARTH DAY EVENTS
Want to participate in an Earth Day event but not sure where to start? USE THIS MAP to see what’s happening in your area!
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BULL MOUNTAINS MINE
A coal facility in Montana is spewing health and safety violations, corruption and criminal activity. URGE INTERIOR SECRETARY Deb Haalan to hold this polluter accountable and halt all operations.
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Join the
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This is the spotlight for the heroes doing the most urgent work on climate.
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Environmental justice leader and scholar ALEXIA LECLERCQ has led multiple campaigns related to clean water, mutual aid, and fossil fuel phase-out. Alexia is the co-founder of Start:Empowerment, a social-environmental justice education non-profit.

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Environmental justice leader and scholar ALEXIA LECLERCQ has led multiple campaigns related to clean water, mutual aid, and fossil fuel phase-out. Alexia is the co-founder of Start:Empowerment, a social-environmental justice education non-profit.
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Climate action journalist and founder of her own news channel NAVYA SINGH uses her media and journalism background to amplify climate action and encourage others to become eco-conscious citizens.

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Climate action journalist and founder of her own news channel NAVYA SINGH uses her media and journalism background to amplify climate action and encourage others to become eco-conscious citizens.
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Founder of The Greening Youth Foundation ANGELOU EZEILO created the organization as a response to the lack of intersectionality in the environmental movement. The non-profit brings youth of color to the forefront of environmental work by reconnecting them to the land and supporting career development.

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Founder of The Greening Youth Foundation ANGELOU EZEILO created the organization as a response to the lack of intersectionality in the environmental movement. The non-profit brings youth of color to the forefront of environmental work by reconnecting them to the land and supporting career development.
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BRANDY HELLVILLE — A new documentary highlighting the fast fashion brand Brandy Mellvile uncovers toxic business practices and the global ramifications of mass-produced clothing. Watch the trailer here. (HBO)

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CHANGING LIVES RIGHT NOW — Wisconsin resident Ramona Knox, was spending a horrifying amount of money on her energy bills every month, but thanks to the Clean Energy Plan, she’s never saved more money! (The YEARS Project)

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SEEDS OF CHANGE — This short film captures the intersecting stories of incarcerated men and a life-long farmer as they harvest their own meals from a five-acre prison garden next door. (Redford Center)

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SUPER FUN SUPERFUNDS — What’s a Superfund Bill? A super fun way to hold Big Oil accountable! Find out more here. (Make Polluters Pay)

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

The Great Barrier Reef is suffering the most severe mass bleaching event on record, and high ocean temperatures are to blame. Threats to this precious ecosystem are nothing new, but damage is presenting deeper than ever before.

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PRIORITY SUMMARY

Most of us aren’t going to read the 7,000 page report from the U.S. on the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants. So Heatmap has helpfully summarized its entirety into one chart. Take a look here.

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SOLUTION CULTIVATION

Native communities have been cultivating climate solutions in their gardens. See how Indigenous practices protect food security and help change the way we think about food in the U.S.

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UNWELL UPWELLS

Some aquatic species are seeking refuge in cooler areas as ocean temperatures heat up. But these areas of cold waters caused by upwelling have proven deadly, and even caused mass die-off events.

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FUTURE NOT FOREVER

New federal rules require the measurement and mitigation of certain harmful man-made chemicals. Maine is one step ahead trying to ban PFAs full time, but they’re also seeing how difficult that really is.

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FAULTY FOUNDATIONS

The current standard for measuring carbon pollution for a specific product is known as Life Cycle Analysis. But climate scientists from Arizona State University are calling out the process for its limitations and proposing a bold alternative.

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WITHERING AWAY

Duke University's herbarium is home to a hundred years of climate data and now it’s set to close. Read here to see what this loss of science could mean for our community.

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Here’s what it looks like when people show up, voices ring loud and leaders act for the sake of the planet.
NO LONGER FOREVER

After 70 years, the EPA has finally created regulations that will limit the most pervasive “forever chemicals” in our drinking water. An incredible win if you drink water.

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BLOOMBERG BOOST

Young people are leading the climate fight, and efforts across 100 cities are about to get a financial boost. See what projects Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Youth Climate Action Fund is planning to lend a hand to.

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COMMUNITY SOLAR

This company just raised over half a billion dollars to expand community solar across the US. See who will benefit most from this project.

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LITHIUM-ION LOOP

A new commercial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling plant just opened in Oklahoma. See how this plant joins others in the US that are keeping battery recycling domestic.

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CHASING PAVEMENTS

Aging infrastructure faces threats as extreme weather events increase. The Biden administration has stepped in to provide $830 million in grants to improve the country’s bridges, roads, transit, and more. Who are some of the recipients? See here.

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LONE STAR SOLAR

Solar power in Texas out-produced coal for the first time last month, while the state beat California for most utility-scale solar capacity. What’s next for Texas electricity?

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FOSSIL FOOLED

Think you can’t be fooled by Big Oil? It may have already happened. Check out this guide to see how the fossil fuel industry is manipulating the public, so you can stay one step ahead.

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TRILLION DOLLAR QUESTION

COP28 ended with a landmark agreement to transition away from fossil fuels, and as COP29 approaches, the big question is “who will pay for it?” See the debate here.

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NO WAY, AGA

Hundreds of utility companies across the country are using customers’ money to advance a pro-fossil fuel agenda. Would you be okay if it was your utility company?

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I OBJECT!

As climate lawsuits continue to heat up, Big Oil is quietly paying off officials to kill litigation. Is that even legal?

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SINK CITY

Mexico City is sinking nearly 2 feet a year and causing catastrophe for its public transportation system. Many other cities are sinking as well. What will happen next?

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DEEP OIL OUTRAGE

The Biden administration has approved a deepwater oil export terminal off the Texas coast. Many are furious, but the situation is even messier than meets the eye. See what the administration’s reasoning is here.

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LINE OF TRESPASS

The White House has formally agreed with the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians that the pipeline company Enbridge “lacks any right to remain” on their land. What happens now?

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NEW POD: SHIFT KEY

Every week, Heatmap News Executive Editor Robinson Meyer and Princeton University Professor and energy systems expert Jesse Jenkins, make sense of the biggest shift of our time – navigating the energy transition away from fossil fuels. Their first episode? The messy truth of American LNG exports.

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