The Southeast Faith Leaders Network kicked off a "climate revival" Jan. 20, targeting four states that organizers say are on the front lines of the impacts of climate change as well as efforts to suppress voting access.
Rabbi Jennie Rosenn founded Dayenu to build a national movement of American Jews to confront the climate crisis with, according to its website, "spiritual audacity and bold political action."
Participating in a "Lobby Night" March 2, the members of Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home were at the state Capitol to advocate for five key bills they believe address climate change and equity.
Covering Climate Now: Amid a Democratic primary shaped by alarm over the climate crisis and an insurgent youth climate movement sweeping the world, new polling shows substantial if uneven support for tackling the issue.
As debate around the Green New Deal continues, count more and more Catholics and religious leaders among those taking a closer look at the ambitious blueprint to address climate change.
Similarities between Laudato Si' and the Green New Deal go beyond attacks calling them radical and socialist. The documents share an approach that takes on both environmental and social problems.
Distinctly Catholic: Underneath the tiring and tiresome drama of government as entertainment, the administration's decisions are undermining the common good.
The bipartisan bill, which aims to place a price on carbon emissions, is "a hopeful sign" that legislators are taking climate change seriously, says Bishop Frank Dewane.
Eco Catholic: As Catholic Christians, we are called to value life "in all its stages." This means we are also called to value that which sustains life — including the environment.