(2021-06-19). Minnesota Court of Appeals upholds Line 3 permit allowing construction to continue. nationofchange.org "Construction on Line 3 is underway—all eyes now turn to the Biden administration to live up to their commitments to climate action and Indigenous rights by stopping Line 3."
(2021-06-19). 'Surreal' and 'Distressing': Climate Experts' Predictions Come True With US Heatwave. popularresistance.org As what the National Weather Service described as "dangerous and record-breaking heat" affects 50 million people across the Western United States even before the first day of summer, climate experts and activists are using the hot conditions to reiterate warnings and calls for policy change as scientists are seeing their dire predictions come true.
(2021-06-19). The Urgent Need to Educate America about Climate-Related Migration. zcomm.org As long as the Biden administration cedes center stage on a critical issue like climate migration, other voices will dominate the stage and define the narrative…
(2021-06-18). Youth activists descend on S.F. homes of Feinstein and Pelosi to demand climate corps. popularresistance.org Pelosi did not appear — nor did Sen. Dianne Feinstein when the activists stopped by her Pacific Heights mansion earlier in the day — but, if home, the Speaker may have spotted a glimpse of the giant street mural the activists left behind on Broadway at Normandie Terrace. The 16-foot painting advertised the group's goal: a civilian climate corps to combat global warming.
(2021-06-18). Youth Descend On Homes Of Feinstein And Pelosi To Demand Climate Corps. popularresistance.org San Francisco – A group of youth climate activists scattered wildfire ashes on Rep. Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco porch Monday, a final act of civil disobedience at the end of a 266-mile march meant to spur lawmakers to action on climate change. | Pelosi did not appear — nor did Sen. Dianne Feinstein when the activists stopped by her Pacific Heights mansion earlier in the day — but, if home, the Speaker may have spotted a glimpse of the giant street mural the activists left behind on Broadway at Normandie Terrace. The 16-foot painting advertised the group's goal: a civilian climate corps to combat glob…
(2021-06-18). Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps: WFP. news.un.org The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19, in addition to a lack of funding, have left millions more on the verge of famine than six months ago, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
(2021-06-18). The other Big Lie undermining Democracy: Why our Recent Wars Began, and how Badly they were Bungled. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com) — Americans may already be lying themselves out of what little remains of their democracy. The big lie uniting and motivating today's Republicans is, of course, that Donald Trump, not Joe Biden, won the 2020 presidential election. Other big lies in our recent past include the notion that climate change is nothing but …
(2021-06-18). Belgium Court Declares Inadequate Climate Policy a Human Rights Violation. truthout.org 
Climate campaigners claimed a " The verdict from the Court of First Instance followed a six-year legal battle first launched by non-profit group Klimaatzaak (Climate Case) representing over 58,000 citizens. | HUGE court ruling in yesterday: government…
(2021-06-18). The Urgent Need to Educate America about Climate-Related Migration. counterpunch.org The Biden administration has made some admirable moves and gestures toward addressing the immense challenges posed by climate-related migration. But it hasn't adequately educated the American people about the issue, hamstringing its own efforts to advance an ambitious immigration agenda, including the creation of a path to citizenship for the 10.5 million residents who are
(2021-06-18). Kick 'em When They're Down: BLM Pushes Sage-Grouse Toward Extinction. counterpunch.org An apt motto for BLM's Sage-grouse habitat management across the West would be Kick 'Em When They're Down. The agency's grazing program is dead set on locking in everything that's bad for the birds. Cattle water projects and fences ripping apart habitats continue to proliferate across public lands. The livestock industry is driving this. Grazing