DNC Environment and Climate Crisis Council

DNC Environment and Climate Crisis Council

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Advocating and acting for climate & environmental justice. Chair: Michelle Regalado Deatrick Chair Substack: michelledeatrick.substack.com/ dncclimate.org | linktr.ee/DNCClimate

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The ocean set a heat record in 2025 for the ninth year running: 23 zettajoules, about 40x the energy humanity used all year. Sea level rise is speeding up too: 4.2 mm a year since 2012, vs. 3.8 since 1999. Most of the heat our carbon pollution traps ends up in the sea.

marine.copernicus.eu10th Copernicus Ocean State Report shows ocean transformed and coastal communities on frontline | CMEMS10th edition shows how a decade of sustained monitoring turns long-term observations into evidence for adaptation and action
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Florida's Senate race is within the margin of error. Angie Nixon backs a federal data center moratorium. Her Republican opponent didn't sign onto ratepayer protections until late September. Help tip it: climate phone bank Thurs 10/15, 7–9pm ET, with Council Chair Michelle Deatrick.

mobilize.usEnvironment & Climate Phone Bank for Angie Night! · Angie for FloridaJoin the Environmental Caucus to make calls to Floridians to get a climate and environmental justice champion elected to US Senate! On Thursday, October 15 at 7pm ET we'll be featuring Michelle Regal...
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Data centers are on the ballot in Michigan's Senate race. Abdul El-Sayed set terms protecting ratepayers and water in January and backs moratoriums. Mike Rogers backed Trump's AI fast track, then floated a pause in August, the month a poll showed 62% opposed. Abdul led. Mike followed the polls.

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Tomorrow 10/10 | Oakland County, Michigan:| Climate Canvass for @Will Lawrence with Michigan Sierra Club, EDF Action, NRDC Action Fund, other allies. Will is one of the strongest environmental champions running for Congress. Sat 10/10, 11 AM–2 PM. RSVP (pick the Michigan Sierra Club shift).

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Today is Children's Environmental Health Day. The EPA's own website says kids "eat more food, drink more water, and breathe more air in proportion to their body weight than adults." Yet its children's health committee sits empty, while Trump's EPA rolls back protections from mercury, soot & PFAS.

environmentalprotectionnetwork.orgFormer EPA Children’s Health Advisers Call Out Trump Administration’s Unfulfilled Promise to Keep Kids SafePRESS RELEASE September 30, 2026 Contact:  Charissee Ridgeway at EPN, charissee.ridgeway@environmentalprotectionnetwork.org, + 1 859-771-5568 Ashley Siefert Nunes at UCS, asiefert@ucs.org, +1 952-239-...
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Wisconsin, Thu 10/8, online: An Evening with WisDems Chair Devin Remiker, candidates Mitchell Berman & Rebecca Cooke, and our Chair Michelle Deatrick. www.mobilize.us/wisdems/even...

mobilize.usDPW Environmental Caucus -- Devin Remiker, Rebecca Cooke, Mitchell Berman, and Michelle Deatrick · WisDemsThe Environmental Caucus has an exciting update for our October 8 event. We had already scheduled DPW Chair Devin Remiker and DNC Environment and Climate Council Chair Michelle Deatrick And now ...
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Justice Alito has finally recused himself from Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, the case that opens the Supreme Court's new term. It was about time: he's gained $2.9M from fossil fuel investments since joining the Court. This could decide whether 24+ climate liability lawsuits survive at all.

insideclimatenews.orgBoulder, Colorado, and Big Oil Prepare for High-Stakes Clash in Supreme Court - Inside Climate NewsThe case, which the justices will hear in early October, could be consequential for more than two dozen climate liability lawsuits pending against the fossil fuel industry.
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The shameful Stop Climate Shakedowns Act lets Big Oil off the hook for the climate chaos it knowingly created, then blocks states from making Big Oil pay for what it did to us all - even though the industry misled the public for decades about its terrible climate impacts.

insideclimatenews.orgCongressional Republicans Aim to Shield Fossil Fuel Companies From Climate Lawsuits - Inside Climate NewsThe House Judiciary Committee will consider the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act as the Trump administration moves to roll back federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Justice Alito has finally recused himself from Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, the case that opens the Supreme Court's new term. It was about time: he's gained $2.9M from fossil fuel investments since joining the Court. This could decide whether 24+ climate liability lawsuits survive at all.

insideclimatenews.orgBoulder, Colorado, and Big Oil Prepare for High-Stakes Clash in Supreme Court - Inside Climate NewsThe case, which the justices will hear in early October, could be consequential for more than two dozen climate liability lawsuits pending against the fossil fuel industry.
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In NYC for Climate Week? We're excited to co-host this, with climate advocates GA PSC Commissioner Peter Hubbard, NY State Rep Emily Gallagher & LA PSC Commissioner Davante Lewis! Mod by Hum's Saul Levin. @davanteforla.bsky.social @peterhubbardga.bsky.social @leadlocally.bsky.social

mobilize.usFight Data Centers: A Panel & Live Recording with Lead Locally & The Hum · Lead Locally**Join us for a panel & podcast recording (followed by happy hour!) about how local leaders are standing up to the rapid expansion of AI data centers to protect their communities, their utility bills,...
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A $7 billion program for solar on 900,000 lower-income homes. Terminated by Trump's EPA in August 2025. Called a boondoggle by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. Friday, a Trump-appointed federal judge ruled the termination illegal. Congress had obligated the funds. EPA didn't have the authority.

thehill.comCourt reinstates $7B ‘Solar for All’ program axed by TrumpA federal court has rebuffed the Trump administration’s effort to slash a $7 billion program that seeks to provide rooftop solar power in disadvantaged communities.  Judge Mary McElr…
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Indigenous-managed forests in the Amazon absorb 340 million tonnes of CO2 a year, which is as much as or more than the whole of California. Amazon land outside those territories releases 270 million tonnes. As we overshoot 1.5C, learning from Indigenous land management is more crucial than ever.

wri.orgIndigenous Forests Are Some of the Amazon’s Last Carbon SinksForests managed by Indigenous people in the Amazon are a strong carbon sink, removing a net 340 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere each year, equivalent to the U.K.’s annual fo...
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For years, Big Oil's defense has been that you can't prove which company caused which disaster. Somebody just did. A new study traces specific emitters to specific events: fossil fuel companies raised the odds of the 2021 Pacific NW heat wave by 31%. Ten years ago this was impossible.

motherjones.comIt just got way easier to sue fossil fuel companies over climate changeFor years, industry has argued you can't prove which company caused which disaster. A new study says otherwise.
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Another important and informative Climate Cafe from the Democrats Abroad Environment and Climate Crisis Council, this time focusing on ocean plastic pollution. Wed. August 26, 11am ET / 5pm CEST Organizing for climate and democracy does not stop at the water's edge. @demsabroad.bsky.social

democratsabroad.orgAugust Climate Café, Turning the Tide: In Conversation with Ocean CleanupDemocrats Abroad strives to provide Americans abroad a Democratic voice in our government and elect Democratic candidates by mobilizing the overseas vote.
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AI helps fossil fuel companies find deposits, plan extraction, and pull more out of the ground. The net effect: half a billion to nearly 2 BILLION tons of additional CO2 a year. Clean energy would need productivity gains 4 to 5x more than oil and gas to cancel that out. That's not happening.

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🦟 It's #WorldMosquitoDay. An important day to note that 95% of major U.S. cities now face an average of 18 more "mosquito disease days" per year compared to the 70s. San Antonio has its first case of West Nile Virus, months earlier than usual.

insideclimatenews.orgAs Climate Change Expands Mosquito Ranges, Better Monitoring Is Key to Preventing Disease - Inside Climate NewsMonitoring is expensive and labor intensive. But it helps public health officials stop outbreaks.
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As the planet warms, mosquito species' territory is expanding. Larger ranges, more mosquitoes, longer mosquito seasons. Extreme weather, humidity and heat are creating ideal conditions for mosquitos. Read more on how to protect yourself!

sanantonioreport.orgWest Nile virus turns up early in San Antonio mosquito trapWest Nile virus turned up in a San Antonio mosquito trap months earlier than usual. Here's how to stay safe this summer.