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NRDC @nrdc.org · 6d

When polluting industries move in right next door and directly put people’s lives at risk, we have to call for environmental justice because everyone has the right to clean air, clean water, and a healthy community. 🧵👇

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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 2d

The Truth, Poverty and Democracy tour stopped in Utica, Mississippi, to conduct a water drive for folks experiencing water insecurity. 💧

The tour brings together community leaders, advocates and people directly impacted by social justice issues to work toward solutions. 🤝

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 7h

#NobelPrize chair compared the structures called metal-organic frameworks to the seemingly bottomless magical handbag carried by Hermione Granger in Harry Potter series. Container looks small from outside but able to hold surprisingly large quantities within. 👜 www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to discovery that could trap C02 and bring water to deserts

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for their development of metal–organic frameworks.

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Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center @nwcasc.bsky.social · 9h

Given concerns about continued availability of federal climate info, @cig-uw.bsky.social is hosting a webinar reviewing resources for supporting climate preparedness in WA & the NW, feat. @meadekrosby.bsky.social & Guillaume Mauger 👇

📊 Climate Resources Roundup
🗓️ 10/16 @ 1 pm PT
🔗 bit.ly/46R5uED

Three researchers collect data in the Padilla Bay estuary at low tide. Credit: University of Washington.

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UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences @uwsafs.bsky.social · 8d

🆕 New story on our new major! Discover more about Aquatic Conservation & Ecology at @uofwa.bsky.social SAFS.

@uwenvironment.bsky.social

environment.uw.edu/news/2025/09...

Aquatic and Fishery Sciences launches new conservation degree focused on people and nature

The School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences is offering a new degree starting this year — a bachelor of science in aquatic conservation and ecology (ACE). The new major focuses on the ecology of aquati...

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 8d

Recommended: deep dive on the insurance industry in an era of climate-fueled catastrophes. @aarongell.bsky.social @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/1997...

How McKinsey and Climate Change Wrecked Insurance

A secret report shows that Florida underwriters were banking massive profits while stiffing customers. Welcome to insurance in the era of climate collapse.

newrepublic.com

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Poder Latinx @poderlatinx.bsky.social · 8d

This Latinx Heritage Month, we honor our heritage, poder, and our vote. 🗳️💪

Belinda, CA Poderosas Fellow, reminds us, together, we can create change if we vote.

🔗 poderlatinx.org/vote

#LatinxHeritageMonth #PoderLatinx #OurPoderOurVote

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 9d

“This is one of the many issues that impact the Duwamish Valley, one more of those cumulative impacts that we have,” said DRCC director Paulina López. DRCC & @earthjustice.org filed a 500-page comment alleging the draft permit for Ash Grove is based on outdated information and is “plainly illegal.”

The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 9d

Ash Grove is seeking to remove the limit on how many tires it can use to fire its kiln. Currently, tires can’t make up more than 30% of its fuel supply.

A cement company’s plan to burn more tires draws opposition from South Seattle neighbors

Ash Grove is seeking to remove the limit on how many tires it can use to fire its kiln. Currently, tires can’t make up more than 30% of its fuel supply.

www.seattletimes.com

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Sightline Institute @sightline.org · 13d

#WeekWithoutDriving kicks off Monday, 9/29! From Walla Walla County to Central Oregon Community College in Bend—and beyond!—Cascadians are eager for safer, more accessible streets for all.

Thx for leading, Disability Rights WA and @americawalks.bsky.social!

Week Without Driving - America Walks

What if getting around didn’t require driving a car? Join us for one week to rethink how our communities prioritize cars—and explore how more accessible transportation can connect people, strengthen c...

americawalks.org

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 9d

First day of #WeekWithoutDriving 2025, are you ready? disabilityrightswa.org/how-would-yo...

How Would You Get Around If You Couldn't Drive Yourself? - Disability Rights Washington

Washington State, September 29 to October 5, 2025 -- Imagine your life without driving. Could you navigate your daily routines, reach your workplace, doctor's office, or connect with loved ones? This ...

disabilityrightswa.org

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 9d

The political killings you don’t hear about heated.world/p/the-politi... #EnvironmentalJustice

The political killings you don’t hear about

Across the globe, standing up for the planet can be a death sentence—and the perpetrators are almost never held accountable.

heated.world

Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 11d

Join our coalition member, the Urban League, this weekend for community and food justice! 😻😻

Discover one of the nation’s largest community-run food forests through a guided farm tour, exploring how sustainable farming and community care come together to create an abundant urban landscape 🌱🏢🍉🍆🌽🌿

Join the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle at the Beacon Food Forest for a vibrant community gathering dedicated to land stewardship, food development, and hands-on learning.

Discover one of the nation’s largest community-run food forests through a guided farm tour, exploring how sustainable farming, permaculture, and community care come together to create an abundant urban landscape.

Participate in interactive workshops led by local farmers, gardeners, and food justice advocates.

Connect with neighbors over farm-fresh tastings, swap stories, and leave with the knowledge, resources, and inspiration to grow your own food and care for our shared environment.

Details:

Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025

Time: 11am-2pm

Location: S. Dakota St. Seattle, WA 98108

For any questions, please contact Garrett Johnson, gjohnson@urbanleague.org

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 13d

Good idea, @ecology.wa.gov! The federal regulation rollback means Washingtonians will have a better picture than the country at large of industrial greenhouse gas emissions, who is behind them and if quantities are going down — or up. www.columbian.com/news/2025/se... #pollution #health #data

WA to continue collecting pollution data after Trump ends key national law

Washington will continue to collect data on major industrial greenhouse gas emissions despite the Trump administration’s recent move to end the requirement that major polluters report their emissions.

www.columbian.com

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UCS Climate & Accountability Campaigns @ucsclimate.bsky.social · 14d

TOMORROW: Last chance to sign up for our #ClimateWeekNYC webinar on holding the fossil fuel industry accountable. Featuring scientists, community leaders & legal experts from @ucs.org, @climateintegrity.org, Gulf South Fossil Finance Hub & Lekeh Development Foundation.
#MakePollutersPay

Danger Season & Decades of Deceit: Why We Must Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable

Join a virtual discussion on the critical strategy in the fight for climate justice and a livable planet: holding the fossil fuel industry accountable. Thursday, September 25, 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET.

secure.ucs.org

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 15d

Q. "What do you think artists need to do to crystalize the energy of where we are right now?"
Jon Batiste: "Point people to solutions with rhythm and poetry."

Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 15d

@JonBatiste ‘s climate song is “a warning set to a dance beat.” The video is out - let’s make it viral. jonbatiste.com/petrichor #ClimateWeekNYC

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 16d

For those attending #ClimateWeekNYC this week — come check out the panel our @choosewild.bsky.social team is co-hosting on changing the narratives on climate change and food systems on Wednesday, 9/24.

Get your (free) tickets here ➡️ https://biodiv.us/3Id0fXz

Promotional graphic for an event titled 'Navigating narratives on climate change and food systems' hosted by Changing Markets and Brighter Green. The event schedule is from 2:15-3:30 PM EST at MacDowell, located at 521 West 23rd St, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011. Featured speakers include Alex Rey, Mariana Münich, Michael Siberman, Nusa Urbanic, and Stephanie Feldstein, with their photos and affiliations displayed. Icons for likes and comments are also shown.

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 15d

i made a tiny zine for #climateweeknyc

seemed more fun than a business card

DREAMING
THE FUTURE
INTO EXISTENCE:
ART ON A
CHANGING PLANET
ASHLEY
FAIRBANKS

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 15d

"Before policy could change, public imagination had to expand. And that expansion was built through story." #NarrativeChange @insidephilanthropy.com

Inside Philanthropy @insidephilanthropy.com · 19d

Philanthropic advisor Sadé Dozan recalls the history of narrative change in U.S. social movements and urges funders to back organizations doing this critical work today.

Guest Contributor, Sade Dozan Reports: tinyurl.com/ycxax8du

#NarrativeChange #Philanthropy #MediaJustice #StorytellingForChange

Funders Have Supported Narrative Change When It Mattered Most. We Must Do It Again

Guest author Sadé Dozan recalls the history of philanthropic support for narrative change in the U.S. and urges funders to back organizations doing that work today.

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 16d

10/1 event: Local #ClimateJustice leaders discuss using joy + storytelling to build relationships & actualize climate resilience strategies. Incl. our Dir of Community Innovation, Evaluation & Learning Esther Min! townhallseattle.org/event/advanc... @townhallseattle.bsky.social @uwdeohs.bsky.social

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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 16d

New book review by Sarah D. Wald.

In Decolonial Environmentalisms: Climate justice and speculative futures in latinx cultural production, David J. Vázquez discusses anti-racist and decolonial environmental politics across contemporary Latinx art, literature, and film.

doi.org/10.1080/0964...

book cover, hills and palm trees are pictured, they are in flames

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Xander vs. The 21st Century @futurexander.bsky.social · 18d

Coastal communities face a rising threat as Louisiana reports five deaths from Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacterium linked to climate change. This alarming trend underscores the urgent need for environmental justice and accountability.

Louisiana reports five deaths from flesh-eating bacterium in coastal waters

Officials say deaths from Vibrio vulnificus exceeding average amid warning over climate-linked case increase

www.theguardian.com

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 19d

More than 1,400 families in Snohomish County just got some FREE home upgrades to more energy-efficient appliances thanks to state funding from the Climate Commitment Act!

PUD Helps Customers Receive Free Energy Efficient Appliances - Lynnwood Times

The PUD’s Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates, or HEAR, program provided eligible customers with new washer/dryer sets

lynnwoodtimes.com

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 26d

Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood doesn't have a grocery store and is considered a food desert. The owners of local bagel shop Bloom Bistro coordinated a trial farmers market that is happening every Thursday 'til Oct. 9 gauge interest and demand. You support will help secure fresh food in Gtown!😍🙏🏽🌽

A sign advertising the trial farmer's market in Georgetown. Happening every Thursday from 3 to 7 pm, with October 9 being the final day.

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Earthjustice @earthjustice.org · 26d

In these last-chance years to shift our climate trajectory from catastrophic to livable, the U.S. is producing more crude oil than any country ever has.

To shift our climate trajectory from catastrophic to livable, the U.S. must both accelerate clean energy and stop building oil and gas projects.

No Way Out Without a Fight (SSIR)

The ground-up work to stop US oil and gas expansion and create new climate politics

ssir.org

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Front and Centered @frontandcentered.org · 28d

"Environmental law and the laws that govern human rights are generally treated as separate bodies of law, but to the students that distinction made little sense. Many of the rights enshrined in international treaties were the very ones their communities were in danger of losing." #ClimateChange

Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 28d

How a Group of Students in the Pacific Islands Reshaped Global Climate Law - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/m...

How a Group of Students in the Pacific Islands Reshaped Global Climate Law

www.nytimes.com

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