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#COP27 may be over, but the work to achieve climate justice is just getting started. Catch up on @grist coverage of the event and learn more about how to get involved grist.org/cop27
.@YoungFarmers has found that access to affordable farmland is the #1 challenge new and young farmers face. As corporations, investors, and foreign entities gain increasing control over our farmland, they push out the next generation of farmers.nytimes.com/2022/11/13/us/po…
Our friends at @Puebloalliance developed a guide for constructing DIY filtration systems to deal with smoke from the recent fires and have distributed 20 devices in New Mexico's northern pueblos, reports @grist.
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@Earthworks used state-of-the-art optical gas imaging to film leaks in a residential neighborhood, providing scientific evidence to support what their neighborhood suspected: wells and tanks were releasing harmful gases. piped.video/watch?v=0HQrBrwJ…
@Earthworks filed several formal complaints with the San Joaquin Valley Air District to control the leaks, but were told the leaks were too small. read more in @insideclimatenews insideclimatenews.org/news/2…
Our partner @aclima has released results from the first major application of the Community Impact & Investment Index: an analysis in the SF #BayArea that reveals the economic & racial disparities related to #airpollution. Learn about the Index + analysis: bit.ly/aclimaprociii
With the passage of a bill sponsored by our grantees at @cawrecycles, California has become the first state to ban single use plastic bags! yahoo.com/entertainment/cali…
STARTING NOW: Media brief exploring energy and #FossilFuels at the upcoming #Climate talks in Egypt 🇪🇬 and set the scene on what reporters should look out for at @COP27P.
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Food systems account for 33% of emissions, but receive just 3% of climate finance. We joined @futureoffood & other philanthropic funders in a letter to #COP27 President Shoukry to urge him to ensure #FoodSystems get the attention & funding they need: bit.ly/3g7AU3b
In partnership with @TheNASEM, @SchmidtFutures is honored to recognize some of the most exceptional science journalism via the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications. Learn more about the inaugural cohort of winners:
schmidtfutures.com/national-…
Applications are now open for Rise! This year, we’ve partnered with @bishopbriggs with her new single “superhuman.” If you’re between the ages of 15 and 17 and have a brilliant idea, then #RiseTo the challenge today. Go to risefortheworld.org to learn more.
As many as 500,000 kids between ages 12 and 17 work in America’s fields. Important journalism from @ucbsoj student @xxjdv. Read here: teenvogue.com/story/teen-far…
José Andrés Fellow @xxjdv's ('23) investigation on teenage farmworkers—written through the informed lens of personal experience and those of "invisible" workers as young as 15— runs in @TeenVogue! #proud@ucberkeley TY @chefjoseandres
ALT Photograph of reporter Jessica De La Torre ('23) wearing a white sleeveless sweater with her hair up.