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Is Nothing Sacred? Western Apache Face Irreversible Loss for Copper Profits - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly In Arizona, copper mining threatens a Western Apache sacred site. Securing domestic energy could cost Native American communities.

Lew Daly, one of our Senior Fellows, wrote this article on the sacred site of Oak Flat, and the destruction that will ensue now that the courts have determined that sacred sites on what is now federal property are not protected from impairment. Read here:
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Why your energy bill is suddenly so much more expensive And why it’s not getting cheaper any time soon.

Why your energy bill is suddenly so much more expensive
And why it’s not getting cheaper any time soon.

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#Bills #Energy #Climate #Solar #Wind #Politics #Policy

Read our new guide that distills nine key points to keep in mind as you work to center racial justice in your climate efforts: bit.ly/LeadingWithRaceInClimate #LeadingWithRace

Grist launches adaptable toolkit to provide critical information before and after weather disasters A series of guides are available for media and community organizations to publish and localize for their audiences.

We launched an adaptable toolkit to provide critical information before and after weather disasters.

A series of guides are available for media and community organizations to publish and localize for their audiences.

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#MutualAid #Climate #Environment #TexasFloods

We are already seeing some of the impacts of a scaled-back federal response to climate disasters, one of the aims of the Trump Administration. Our report takes a look at what states can do to build response capacity despite limited, delayed, or denied federal support: tinyurl.com/FEMARollback...

Caitlin McLennan, Strategic Campaign Organizer for United Today Stronger Tomorrow, calls out the harmful impact that gutting federal disaster support will have on communities. Our report offers recommendations for states to build resilience & response capacity. Read: tinyurl.com/FEMARollback...

Reduced staff at the NWS in the wake of the Trump Administration's government efficiency efforts is just one example of the challenges states face with the rollback of federal disaster support. Read our report analyzing the impact of shifting disaster response on states tinyurl.com/FEMARollback...

President Trump’s actions to shift disaster response to states—but without any clear path or support to do so—mean many states will lack sufficient capacity to coordinate regional responses, nor fund resilience & recovery. Read our insightful report on our website:
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NEW REPORT: We compared the scale of potential disaster impacts to state expenditures, finding that both the magnitude & variability of these impacts are so significant that many states are unlikely to fill the gap left by the elimination of federal assistance. Read: tinyurl.com/FEMARollbackReport

What gives you hope? Just Solutions invites you to reflect and share your answer in the comments. Let’s continue to build upon our passion, vision, and commitment to #LeadingWithRace in climate solutions.

For more information, visit our Leading With Race webpage: hubs.ly/Q03v1kgx0

Doing an assessment of what your non-negotiables are & what areas in which you can take action is the first step in planning how your organization will respond to the current moment. Find out more about #LeadingWithRace in climate solutions on our website justsolutionscollective.org/leading-with...

We are seeing a heightened emphasis on local organizing power. People are building local energy systems & publicly-owned water systems. Now is not the time to walk back on our climate & racial justice work.

Read: #LeadingWithRace in Climate Solutions: justsolutionscollective.org/leading-with...

This rural community fought one of the country’s biggest gas-powered data centers — and won Inside the grassroots opposition that fended off a 2,200-acre data center campus in southern Virginia, and why their struggle isn’t over yet.

This rural community fought one of the country’s biggest gas-powered data centers — and won.

Inside the grassroots opposition that fended off a 2,200-acre data center campus in southern Virginia, and why their struggle isn’t over yet.

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#DataCenter #AI #Climate #Virginia

We may be seeing a full-scale attack on civil rights, but we have not wavered. Advocates are organizing faster and broader now. Whether it's climate justice being targeted or racial justice, we must be in solidarity with one another. Learn more: justsolutionscollective.org/leading-with...

Despite Trump’s Attacks, Black Environmental Justice Tradition Can’t Be Uprooted On Juneteenth, I draw strength from the rich history of Black communities’ struggles for environmental justice.

“This is a really good time for us to put our heads together and think really hard about the world we want to live in. Really hard, like the most aspirational reality we can think of." Check out this great article on the intersection of Black identity and EJ:

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In the words of social justice activist, Angela Davis, Juneteenth is "the day we celebrate the end of slavery, the day we memorialize those who offered us hope for the future and the day when we renew our commitment to the struggle for freedom.” Happy Freedom Day!

Could this city be the model for how to tackle the housing crisis and climate change? Vienna has a way to make affordable housing and combat climate change all at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in, and they're building their own green housing.

The lack of affordable housing and the growing threat of global warming used to be thought of as two distinct problems. That's changing.

Now U.S. cities aim to tackle the housing crisis while simultaneously combating climate change.

They see Vienna as a roadmap... Read+listen🎧 only on @npr.org 📻 ⬇️

We stand with our partners in CA fighting at this new frontline to protect communities and our democracy. In Los Angeles and other cities across the country, we insist on centering the voices and solutions of Frontline communities, including immigrant communities. Read our statement: bit.ly/45oBtx4