THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT
NEWSLETTER & ACTION TOOLKIT

When you think of the Arctic, do you imagine rain or snow? Rain storms are becoming more frequent creating a myriad of problems throughout the region, from avalanches to changes in water quality.

Scientists fear this year’s early record of fires in the Amazon could signal a broader crisis. As decades of deforestation and an ongoing drought turn the rainforest to kindling, read to see what these fire patterns mean for ecosystems and communities.

That asthma attack might not be from pollen but from oil and gas venting. A new study shows that this pollution has resulted in $7.4 billion in health damages and more than 700 premature deaths.

As U.S. energy demand continues to surge, an interesting solution is being proposed. It’s called a “virtual power plant” and it could change the way we think about the grid. See the high tech solution here.

Music is healing, even to coral reefs. A new Caribbean study shows that coral larvae are more likely to settle on degraded reefs bathed in marine soundscapes. Read more on how this can ensure their survival.

There are over 14,000 inactive oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico, risking pollution leaks. So when a fossil fuel project is over, it can still pollute forever.

Methane is notoriously harmful and this study shows that the amount of methane leaked in the U.S. was three times greater than the government had previously reported. How can these leaks be reined in?

The results are in: EV’s are in fact cleaner than fossil fuels. While production is carbon intensive, the break even point occurs just after about 41,000 kilometers, or about 2 years of driving in the US.

Imagine the people that manage land… as the people who originally managed that land! California’s Yurok Tribe, which had 90% of its territory taken in the Gold Rush 1800s, will now be managing 125 acres leading to the Redwood national and state parks.

The Biden Administration announces $120 million worth of funding to 146 tribal climate resilience projects making it the largest single award of its kind in the history of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

The new $200 million Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities initiative plans for 25 cities in the United States to get climate-focused teams to remove the burden on communities to choose between competing sustainability priorities.

Where’s a mass reforestation project that’s actually working? The African Trees for the Future has succeeded in reforesting an area seven times the size of Manhattan, and in holding back encroaching deserts with vegetation. We could learn from this.

America’s first commercial off-shore wind farm is now up and running in New York. These turbines will power up to 70,000 homes and eliminate the equivalent of pollution from nearly 60,000 cars.

Muslims around the world may use less plastic as they observe Ramadan this year. Many mosques have taken strides to encourage this greener practice that reconnects with traditional environmental values.

The Sierra Club has joined a list of nearly 20 states that are suing the SEC over their new climate disclosure rule, which would require companies to reveal the risks posed by climate to their business models.

Point A to Point B might get more sustainable. The U.S Department of Transportation has awarded $3.3 billion to reconnect communities that have been previously divided by highway projects with low-carbon projects.