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Climate Progress Requires Uniting Against Political Violence and Conspiracy Thinking

Sure, political violence is wrong; but also: it doesn’t work. Even the conspiratorial obsessing over Trump’s behavior under fire is time lost countering actual campaign threats and the vision of Project 2025.

By Greg Harman

/ 1 Aug 2024

Climate Progress Requires Uniting Against Political Violence and Conspiracy Thinking

How Land is a ‘Fellow Victim and Hostage’ to Racial Capitalism

‘Rooted’ author Brea Baker talks with The Emancipator about America’s legacy of land theft from Black and Indigenous people

By The Emancipator

/ 31 Jul 2024

How Land is a ‘Fellow Victim and Hostage’ to Racial Capitalism

As Temps Soar, Federal Utility Assistance Funds for Appear to Shortchange Hottest States

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) covers less than 8 percent of low-income residents’ heating and cooling costs in Texas. That’s compared to nearly 23 percent in northern states.

By Greg Harman

/ 22 Jul 2024

As Temps Soar, Federal Utility Assistance Funds for Appear to Shortchange Hottest States

Community Vision for Corpus Christi Park Challenges Political Failures and Heat Island

Some of the oldest neighborhoods in Corpus Christi are also the city’s hottest, new Deceleration research reveals—but a rising interest in community care could help shift that.

By Gaige Davila

/ 19 Jul 2024

Community Vision for Corpus Christi Park Challenges Political Failures and Heat Island

How Not to Get ‘Cooked’: Chicago Heat Wave Doc Provides Health Lessons for Overheating ‘Hoods

A review of lessons learned about heat since the ‘90s; Plus! A guide to heat-busting efforts happening now in San Antonio, Texas

By Marisol Cortez

/ 18 Jul 2024

How Not to Get ‘Cooked’: Chicago Heat Wave Doc Provides Health Lessons for Overheating ‘Hoods

This Secret Club of Super-Rich Christians Are Ready to Rule Over You Now

Owners of popular retailers like Hobby Lobby, Uline, and Jockey apparel are funding the rise of Christian nationalism.

By ProPublica

/ 16 Jul 2024

This Secret Club of Super-Rich Christians Are Ready to Rule Over You Now

Cat 1 Hurricane Beryl Tests Houston’s Resilience, Finds Gaping Holes

Houston’s first direct hit from a hurricane in decades showed how vulnerable the nation’s energy capital remains.

By Dylan Baddour and Inside Climate News

/ 13 Jul 2024

Cat 1 Hurricane Beryl Tests Houston’s Resilience, Finds Gaping Holes

Corpus Christi Heat Island Maps Show Where Heat is Rising Fastest

Urban Heat Island impact in Corpus Christi is heating up historically neglected communities and compounding harms from income stress, energy burden, and high asthma rates.

By Greg Harman

/ 10 Jul 2024

Corpus Christi Heat Island Maps Show Where Heat is Rising Fastest

Deceleration’s Guide to Anti-Trans and Anti-Climate Disinfo

Inoculate yourself and our movements against anti-trans disinfo and new forms of climate denial through ‘prebunking’ comics, TikTok vids, and drinking games.

By Marisol Cortez

/ 1 Jul 2024

Deceleration’s Guide to Anti-Trans and Anti-Climate Disinfo

Stop the Attack on Migratory Birds in San Antonio—Eggs and Chicks Are in Those Nests

City of San Antonio contractors have been seen trying to dislodge migratory birds at Woodlawn Lake. The rookery is full of babies and eggs. Call these elected reps to stop it.

By Greg Harman

/ 22 Jun 2024

Stop the Attack on Migratory Birds in San Antonio—Eggs and Chicks Are in Those Nests

Anti-Trans Disinfo Creeping on Climate Justice Spaces (Part 2 of 2)

Climate denialists have long deployed the nefarious practice of ‘manufacturing doubt’ to undermine public understanding of the scientific consensus on global warming. Now anti-trans movements are borrowing the technique to poison trans healthcare research and ban care.

By Marisol Cortez

/ 21 Jun 2024

Anti-Trans Disinfo Creeping on Climate Justice Spaces (Part 2 of 2)

New EPA Rules Could Force Dirty San Miguel Coal Plant To Close

South Texas landowners and communities have long decried the land and water pollution from the coal plant and adjacent lignite mining operations, one of the most contaminated locations in the state.

By James Courtney

/ 19 Jun 2024