(2021-07-14). 'Shameful': Biden DHS Chief Says Haitian and Cuban Refugees Will Be Turned Away From US. commondreams.org It can be done. It must be done. For there is no tomorrow if we fail to decarbonize and thus rescue the planet from a climate catastrophe.
(2021-07-14). North Dakota law enforcement admits critical failures at Standing Rock. indybay.org In an internal report, not meant for public view, North Dakota law enforcement admits that it lacked training and experience, and had no policies in place, when it fired rubber bullets, tear gas, and other chemical agents into Standing Rock Water Protectors.
(2021-07-14). The Case Is Made—and the Time Is Now—for a Civilian Climate Corps. commondreams.org "Billionaires have gotten $1.8 trillion richer, nearly all tax-free, since the pandemic began. Don't tell us we can't afford a bold reconciliation package."
(2021-07-14). Climate Crisis Is Worse for Latinx People. progressive.org Millions of Latinx people work in farming and construction, outdoor activities that make them much more vulnerable to heat and its health consequences.
(2021-07-14). A Climate View From California. counterpunch.org In San Francisco, we're finally starting to put away our masks. With 74% of the city's residents over 12 fully vaccinated, for the first time in more than a year we're enjoying walking, shopping, and eating out, our faces naked. So I was startled when my partner reminded me that we need to buy masks
(2021-07-14). Top Vaccine Official Ousted in Tennessee Says 'I Am Afraid for My State'. commondreams.org "Imagine if the federal government displayed the same zeal and urgency in trying to fix the root cause of the reef's poor health: climate change, driven by the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas."
(2021-07-14). 'A Big Deal,' Says Sanders as Dems Agree to Pursue a $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill. commondreams.org "The House must put forward a larger investment than this and hold the line on what we need," said the youth-led Sunrise Movement. "Climate priorities cannot be cut."
(2021-07-14). Drug War Foes Applaud Senators' Bill to End Federal Cannabis Criminalization. commondreams.org From Bernie Sanders and AOC to the Sunrise Movement, progressives are working to establish an updated version of a New Deal program to meet the challenges of economic and climate upheaval.
(2021-07-14). '$3.5 Trillion Isn't Enough': Sunrise Says House Dems Must Go Bigger Than Senate on Climate. commondreams.org "Yet again, advocates must remind this administration that seeking asylum is legal," said the Women's Refugee Commission.
(2021-07-14). Radical Political Action Is Our Only Hope to Stop Criminal Negligence of Climate Emergency. commondreams.org "This is monumental, because at long last, we are taking steps in the Senate to right the wrongs of the failed War on Drugs."
(2021-07-14). President Biden, Please Persuade Chancellor Merkel to Support the WTO Waiver and Save Lives. commondreams.org "Imagine if the federal government displayed the same zeal and urgency in trying to fix the root cause of the reef's poor health: climate change, driven by the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas."
(2021-07-14). It seems Swiss Nationals do not want climate measures. nationofchange.org "Switzerland is giving itself a loose meaning of terrorism which makes way for self-assertive police activity."
(2021-07-13). Headlines for July 13, 2021. democracynow.org Texas House Democrats Flee State to Stop GOP-Backed Voter Suppression Bills, Dozens Killed, 100+ Injured as Fire Tears Through COVID Ward in Iraq, Conflict, Climate Crisis and COVID-19 Cause Sixfold Rise in People Suffering Famine , WHO Blasts Calls for Extra Booster Shots While Billions Lack Vaccine Access, FDA Warns of Very Rare Guillain-Barré Cases Tied to Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine, Suspects in Assassination of Haitian President Had Ties to U.S. Law Enforcement, Cuban President Calls for End to Blockade as Biden Voices Support for Cuban Protesters, 32 Killed Across South Africa in Protests That Erupte…
(2021-07-13). As DA Rejects Charges, Bayou Bridge Water Protectors Vow 'We Will Not Stop Our Work'. commondreams.org We must make those who would once more seek to suppress our votes pay for the insult big time.
(2021-07-13). Manchin's Energy Bill Condemned as 'Kick in the Gut to Climate Justice'. commondreams.org "All of this will only grow more and more urgent and dangerous as the world grows hotter, countries in the Global South become more unstable, and more folks head north."
(2021-07-13). In 2020, rise in number of those affected by chronic hunger was more than last 5 years combined. peoplesdispatch.org 
The report underlines the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and conflicts as the major reasons for rising hunger in the world. It asks countries to increase social spending, end conflicts, and transform agriculture to let people grow what they can eat…
(2021-07-13). Imagine a Nation Like This. zcomm.org Imagine a country so clueless that its population ranks "illegal immigration" as a more serious concern than the biggest issue of our or any time — the climate catastrophe…
(2021-07-13). The Heat: Climate change crisis. america.cgtn.com 
Extreme weather and the climate crisis.
(2021-07-13). Climate Breakdown And The Corporate Media. popularresistance.org In today's world, the prospects for human civilisation, never mind the existence of historians in the future, look bleak indeed. According to many leading climate scientists and biologists, the most likely outcome for humanity is the collapse of what is called 'civilisation'. They warn that it may already be too late to change course.
(2021-07-13). Physicians Group Uncovers Evidence that 'Forever Chemicals' (PFAS) Have Been Used Extensively in Fracking Unbeknownst to Public. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-13). Pennsylvania Town Battles To Shut Down Toxic Waste-To-Energy Plant. popularresistance.org So-called waste-to-energy plants are the waste management industry's way of describing toxic incinerators that burn trash and leave extremely toxic ash containing dioxin, mercury, arsenic and more. The Covanta incinerator in Chester, Pennsylvania, is the largest one of its kind in the U.S. Chester is a low-income community near Philadelphia, with a population of 33,000 people, 72 percent of whom are African American.
(2021-07-13). The Truth About Plastics And Why We Need To Stop Production Now. popularresistance.org More knowledge is being gained about and more attention is being given to the harm caused to our health and the planet by plastics, from the start of their production to their disposal as waste that doesn't ever go away. Clearing the FOG speaks with Yvette Arellano, the founder and director of Fenceline Watch, an environmental justice organization based in Houston, Texas. Yvette explains that the Gulf Coast is not only the home of the oil and gas industries, but also the plastic industries that use petroleum, and how they impact mostly Vietnamese and Spanish-speaking communities. They describe the global effects…
(2021-07-13). Youth Activists Rally Outside Feinstein's LA Office Demanding Civilian Climate Corps. commondreams.org Sanders, chair of the Senate Budget Committee, described the spending agreement as the "most significant piece of legislation… since the Great Depression."
(2021-07-13). Is There No Way Out of the Climate Crisis? thenation.com Is There No Way Out of the Climate Crisis?
(2021-07-13). 'Subsidizing the Climate and Ecological Crisis': Biden Approving Fossil Fuel Permits Faster Than Trump or Obama. commondreams.org An all-American path to war?
(2021-07-13). Peace on the Korean Peninsula Needs to Be a Priority. counterpunch.org President Joe Biden deserves credit for successfully re-engaging in international diplomacy. Extending the New START nuclear arms control agreement with Russia, rejoining the Paris Climate Accord, World Health Organization and UN Human Rights Council, and especially (hopefully soon) getting the U.S. back into the Iran anti-nuclear deal are significant achievements. Policy experts, grassroots organizations and
(2021-07-13). Documents reveal EPA approved toxic chemicals for fracking in 2011. nationofchange.org "It's very disturbing to see the extent to which critical information about these chemicals is shielded from public view."