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April 16, 2026

THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT
NEWSLETTER & ACTION TOOLKIT
NO IMMUNITY FOR BIG OIL
Polluters are trying to buy their immunity in the U.S. Congress. The message is simple: we won't let them do it. Add your name to the majority who agree with you. The goal is to get at least 100,000 names by April 30.
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SAN FRANCISCO CLIMATE WEEK
California’s premier climate solutions summit hits the Bay next week. Join one of the 700+ events and learn from a range of experts about how we can advance the fight against climate change.
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PEOPLE OVER PLASTIC RALLY
Advocates from across New York are rallying in Albany to fight plastic pollution. Join them on May 11 to urge state legislators to pass the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act. This critical bill will reduce plastic production at the source and make packaging less toxic.
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MONTHLY CLIMATE BRIEF
Feel like you can’t keep up? Join experts from Climate Central for a breakdown of the data that shaped climate this month. They’ll share the science driving climate patterns and forecast the impact on critical sectors like energy and health. Come ready with questions!
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TRASH BLITZ
TrashBlitz is tracking waste trends in local, state and national parks, and they need your help. Document trash in a park near you while cleaning up and help drive localized solutions that curb plastic pollution. Join a nationwide network of volunteers and let the blitz begin!
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THE PLASTIC DETOX
The Plastic Detox is a fantastic new documentary on Netflix about the dangers of fossil fuel-derived plastic production and consumption. Watch the film and then join the film's director and some of its subjects in what is going to be a dynamite panel discussion.
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MAINE MORATORIUM

Maine is set to become the first state to temporarily ban data centers. By blocking construction on new energy-hungry data centers through 2027, local communities would be protected from even higher electricity prices.

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SOLAR AMAZON

Did you know that 30% of rural Amazonian communities lack access to electricity? Thanks to solar, electrification is reaching communities that have been left out for decades.

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MODERN MEDICINE

Our over-the-counter pain medications are a cocktail of petrochemicals, but researchers have replicated acetaminophen from wood instead. Could this new discovery keep Georgia’s forestry industry alive?

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FLORIDA FTW

Florida’s legislature just passed a coastal resiliency bill! It pledges to rebuild the state’s storm-damaged coast through restoring critical wetland ecosystems.

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WOODEN SKYLINES

The skylines of the future might be made of wood. Architects are turning to nature for inspiration as laminated timber is more environmentally friendly than steel, and perfectly safe for constructing tall buildings.

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DATA CENTER COALITION

Congress tried to introduce the “Protect American AI Act,” a shady bill that would exempt data centers from environmental law and limit chances for accountability in court. But within 24 hours, a coalition of over 100 organizations mobilized to oppose the bill, and it was shelved the next day.

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LUCRATIVE BOMB

As innocents suffer on the ground in Iran, America's oil executives have pocketed $1.4 billion selling stock. So when Trump says that “increased oil prices go up, we make a lot of money,” the “we” he refers to is the 1%.

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DC DENIALISM

The administrator of the EPA, Lee Zeldin, spoke at a climate change denialism conference in DC. What was once a fringe group is now coming back in full force in Trump's Washington.

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NEW POLLUTER ALERT

The biggest polluting project in America is currently under construction in Louisiana. The new LNG terminal is expected to generate more carbon pollution than any other in the country, and it’s not even open yet.

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FRAUDSTERS

ExxonMobil and its subsidiaries are being accused of accounting fraud that could cost New Mexico over $200 million. The case shines a spotlight on the shady techniques oil giants use to pass costs onto states and consumers.

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MICRO-SOFT ON GHG

Microsoft once boasted that it was the world’s largest investor in carbon removal credits, but behind the scenes, the company may be pausing deals. Read this to see what Microsoft staff have to say.

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BEHIND THE BILL

Gas prices are rising to shocking highs due to the war in Iran, but is that the only reason? Gas costs (and other utilities) have been on the rise for decades, and the reason is surprising. See the hidden culprit here.

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DON'T MENTION THE CLIMATE

At global finance talks this week, world leaders are terrified that using the word “climate” will piss Trump off. How can developing nations get the crucial climate mitigation funding they need if just saying the word kills the deal?

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PEAKS TO PRAIRIE — A pilot project in Colorado is using native fungi to turn forest waste into a restorative agricultural project. How did they do it? (Free Range Films)

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SINGLE-USE IPHONE? — 78 million Americans damage their smartphones every year. Why do they keep breaking, and why are they so hard to repair? It’s time for the Right to Repair movement. (Climate Town)

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FOOD POISON — Pesticides are in our food systems, and the MAHA movement promised to restrict our exposure. That’s not happening. Find out how chemical lobby groups are controlling regulations. (More Perfect Union)

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EMBRACING RENEWABLES — How has the war in Iran impacted the renewable energy transition? Clean energy experts Bill McKibben and Jigar Shah are here to fill us in. (PBS)

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

Flowers predate humans by nearly 130 million years, and they helped make our world. Now, half of the world’s flower species are in decline. See why flowering plants must be protected.

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RADAR UNDETECTED

You’d want to know if a tornado was barreling toward your home, right? Yet approximately 20% of the U.S. population doesn’t have proper radar coverage to send warnings of extreme weather. And the problem is only getting worse.

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EMPEROR ENDANGERMENT

The world’s largest and most recognizable penguin species is now endangered thanks to climate change. With the sea ice melting, the Emperor Penguin’s habitats are at major risk.

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NON-SURVIVABLE

Heatwaves are just periods of weather we have to endure, but for some, they are a death sentence. New research shows just how many deaths can be attributed to extreme heat in our warming world.

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50-YEAR RECORD

Tasmania’s Air Quality Testing Station is turning 50 years old, and its team couldn’t have known it would become one of the world's most important stations for tracking human-induced changes to the global atmosphere.

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This is the spotlight for the heroes doing the most urgent work on climate.
Award-winning journalist, climate advocate, public speaker, and UN Human Rights champion, SOPHIA LI has made it her life’s work to talk about tough issues. An advocate for accessibility, Li is redefining how information is communicated in the 21st century while cutting through the content pollution.

SOPHIA
LI

Award-winning journalist, climate advocate, public speaker, and UN Human Rights champion, SOPHIA LI has made it her life’s work to talk about tough issues. An advocate for accessibility, Li is redefining how information is communicated in the 21st century while cutting through the content pollution.
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Founder of the Critical Ecology Lab, DR SUZANNE PIERRE, studies the intersection of ecological change, social justice and liberation of oppressed peoples. Dr. Pierre’s goal is to explain the phenomena of global ecological change as responses to systems of global colonialism and capitalism.

DR. SUZANNE
PIERRE

Founder of the Critical Ecology Lab, DR SUZANNE PIERRE, studies the intersection of ecological change, social justice and liberation of oppressed peoples. Dr. Pierre’s goal is to explain the phenomena of global ecological change as responses to systems of global colonialism and capitalism.
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Founding director of Climate Cardinals, HIKARU HAYAKAWA, leads one of the world’s largest youth-led climate organizations. Focused on breaking language and information barriers in the climate movement, he has mobilized a movement of 10,000+ volunteers around the globe.

HIKARU
HAYAKAWA

Founding director of Climate Cardinals, HIKARU HAYAKAWA, leads one of the world’s largest youth-led climate organizations. Focused on breaking language and information barriers in the climate movement, he has mobilized a movement of 10,000+ volunteers around the globe.
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