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Solar Evangelists: Houses of Worship Could Help Fuel the Energy Transition

"Some faith-based nonprofits are helping congregations fund energy alternatives, an effort that complements a national Sun Day event this weekend to promote solar use."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/17/2025

"Effort to Curb Southern California Rail Yard Pollution Stalls Under Trump"

"The region’s rail yards continue to pose serious health hazards, prompting local advocates to push state leaders for action."

Source: Capital & Main, 09/17/2025

Senator Calls On Big Oil To Disclose Suspected Lobbying Over Climate Rule

"In the wake of the Trump administration’s announcement that it will overturn the rule which underpins virtually all US climate regulations, a Senate committee has launched an investigation into a suspected lobbying push that led to the move."

Source: Guardian, 09/17/2025

"Black Communities, Shaken By Trump Cuts, Feel ‘Left Behind Again’"

"The Trump administration has axed nearly two dozen projects addressing health and environmental issues in Southern Black communities, a Washington Post analysis found, reversing years of work to address pollution, sewage leaks, flooding and more."

Source: Washington Post, 09/17/2025

"Park Service Is Ordered to Take Down Some Materials on Slavery and Tribes"

"The Trump administration has ordered several National Park Service sites to take down materials related to slavery and Native Americans, including an 1863 photograph of a formerly enslaved man with scars on his back that became one of the most powerful images of the Civil War era."

Source: NYTimes, 09/17/2025

"Climate Change Is Accelerating, Scientists Find In ‘Grim’ Report"

"The amount of heat trapped by climate-warming pollution in our atmosphere is continuing to increase, the planet’s sea levels are rising at an accelerating rate, and the Paris agreement’s ambitious 1.5°C target is on the verge of being breached, according to a recent report by the world’s top climate scientists."

Source: Yale Climate Connections, 09/17/2025

Calif. Teen Starts Online Journal on Power of Economics to Confront Climate

"Frustrated with the lack of climate action, a high-school student launched Karbon Economics to explore systems that can shape solutions to the climate crisis."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/16/2025

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