Climate costs us: As the temperature of our #Planet continues to rise, so do the numbers of rats in cities. Wild urban rats cause billions of dollars in damages, harm local #Biodiversity and can transmit upwards of 60 diseases to humans. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Turn climate concern into civic power. Join us Sept 23 (5:30 PM) ET online Speakers: Hon. Michelle Deatrick, Edward Berry, Liz Cohen. RSVP: bit.ly/ClimateWeekCivics

Congratulations to Loren Blackford - and most of all, to Sierra Club on this wonderful new leadership!

The world's largest inland body of water, the Caspian Sea is vanishing, receding over 30 miles in places - and turning vibrant wetlands into barren desert. 🌍💧 #ClimateCrisis theconversation.com/climate-chan...

TODAY 9/17: The wonderful Orion Magazine's free virtual event at 1pm ET. Featuring Madeleine Watts & Diane Wilson in conversation with series editor Nathaniel Rich. @orionmagazine.bsky.social 🌍✨ bsky.app/profile/orio...

🌍 The Montreal Protocol, ratified 37 years ago today, has been healing the #OzoneLayer and saving millions of lives. Shameful that Trump's budget took an ax to US funding of this Reagan-negotiated treaty, the first to be ratified by all nations. #WorldOzoneDay www.politico.com/newsletters/...

TOMORROW 9/17: 22 brave youth plaintiffs take the stand in Lighthiser v. Trump, the first federal hearing in a youth-led climate constitutional case. They’re challenging 3 pro-fossil fuel orders. Can't join in person? It's streamed in Instagram! #youthvgov

We're organizing for National Voter Registration Day (and week!). Join us: ☀️Sun Day Celebration, 9/21 Michigan: actionnetwork.org/events/sun-d... 🌏NYC Climate Week, 9/23 Virtual: bit.ly/ClimateWeekCivics AND check your voter reg: iwillvote.com #NationalVoterRegistrationDay

LNG developers have expansion plans that could release 10 additional metric gigatons of pollution by 2030. For the top 10 banks and investors funding the #ClimateCrisis to the tune of nearly $500 billion, read this article: www.commondreams.org/news/banks-i...

Trump is axing clean energy projects, which is killing jobs, increasing costs, and slowing climate progress. Vague “national security” excuses can’t hide a clear agenda: sabotage wind power to score political points. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/c...

NYC: Tues Sept 23 · 5:30 PM ET- Leadership in Climate Civics online via Zoom. Learn, get inspired, and take action with leaders from the DNC, Sierra Club NY, and MYD. RSVP: bit.ly/ClimateWeekCivics #NYCClimateWeek #ClimateCivics

🌞Sun Day is September 21. We'll honor the day, co-sponsoring this Ypsilanti MI celebration. Chair @mdeatrick.bsky.social speaks. Fun, music, voter information. 🙏Host @thirdactorg.bsky.social Michigan! actionnetwork.org/events/sun-d... Find or host an event in your area: www.sunday.earth/events

Wild rice - Manoomin - is sacred to the Ojibwe people. And should be to us all. It's the only grain native to North America. Harvests have declined significantly, largely due to #ClimateChange. @wisdems.org www.wpr.org/news/vulnera...

Hotter days, driven by climate change, make us crave sugar. Which causes diabetes and obesity. Disproportionately harmed by the heat, the sugar craving, and the resulting health harms: Already vulnerable families, living without air conditioning. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

NOT OK: For the third straight year, some regions have dangerously dirty air as smoke from #Climate wildfires. And it's getting worse, with air pollution events hitting decades-high levels. 🔥 heatmap.news/climate/summ...

Today is #InternationalCleanAirDay Clean, safe air is a fundamental human right. Together, let’s unite in the pursuit of a future where everyone can breathe freely. 💚 Join us: dncclimate.org

☀️ Clean energy tax credits are ending soon - but it's not too late. Join this free interactive webinar hosted by the Congressional Progressive Caucus Center @WeBuildProgress on September 11 at 1pm ET Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

44 million+ acres of the #AmazonRainforest burned last year. That's bigger than the state of California. The climate crisis is part of the reason. rainforestfoundation.org/engage/brazi...

#ClimateChange is raising the sea level. It's long been understood that melting polar ice sheets and mountain glaciers are a main cause. 🌊 This study shows that using ground water to water crops also greatly contributes to the #SeaLevel rise. 🌾 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

So much for the real progress being made by FEMA toward better, more equitable service: Trump has cut the budget, fired workers and ravaged good policies. www.npr.org/2025/06/05/n...

We honor workers, unions and the labor movement. Always, and especially now as Trump is attacking our federal unions and workers. At stake: the health, livelihoods and lives of millions of Americans served by programs from social security to VA hospitals, farm support to flood relief, more.

Election news! At the Council's Meeting at the Summer DNC, we unanimously re-elected Chair @mdeatrick.bsky.social and Youth Engagement Dir. @paulprez914.bsky.social and elected Howard Chou as Vice Chair. At this pivotal time, with so much at stake, we are glad to have this great team in leadership.

Current over-reliance on "natural" gas & coal to maintain grid reliability during extreme temperatures is inadequate & threatens more widespread power outages. READ why clean energy is crucial to preventing blackouts: www.americanprogress.org/article/clea...

🦟 Getting bitten by mosquitoes and ticks? #ClimateChange is lengthening some insects' seasons. But also harming some pollinators. Impacts are complicated - and troubling. 🦋 time.com/7287025/clim...

20 years ago, #HurricaneKatrina devastated the Gulf Coast. 1.5 million fled - and 40% never returned to their homes. The #climate-fueled storm destroyed lives, homes & entire communities. On this tragic anniversary, the Council recommits to fighting for our #Climate future.

This is #WorldWaterWeek. Drought and flooding, extreme storms and contamination by plastics and PFAS; the harms to our food security, the creatures we share our planet with, and our health are huge. Water needs protection, planning and stewarding more than ever.

With a stroke of the pen, Trump gave corporate polluters permission to dump more toxins into our air and water. Trump calls it "regulatory relief.” We call it what it is: a corporate giveaway paid for by the health and safety of the American people. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-p...

COMING UP! This Monday 8/25 at the DNC Summer Meeting in Minneapolis: great speakers 💙and this terrific panel, Environmental Messaging and Outreach in Rural Communities! With MN State Sen @MaryKunesh9, MN State Rep Kristi @pursell4mnhouse.bsky.social, Council Native Dir/Frmr ND Ruth Anna Buffalo.

MONDAY 8/25: Join the Council at the DNC Summer Meeting! Speakers will discuss why and how to run on #climate, Minnesota on the climate frontlines, our growing Democratic Environmental Network. @athenahollins.bsky.social @peterwagenius.bsky.social @mattjdoll.bsky.social @votedavidgreen.bsky.social

Excited to support Alicia Johnson for Georgia Public Service Commission! Alicia is a climate champion fighting for affordable green energy. It's time for change: The GA PSC has raised rates SIX times over 2 years. Donate & volunteer for Alicia: www.alicia4georgia.com @georgiademocrat.bsky.social

NEW: DNC Climate Council's August Newsletter: Upcoming events. A new state Democratic Environmental Caucus joins our network! National Listening Tour updates. dncclimate.org/latest-newsletter Sign up so you don't miss the next one! dncclimate.org/updates

The cost of #ClimateChange harms American working families. The real estate market could lose more than $1.5 TRILLION - that means less wealth for retirement, college & passing on. Climate change is driving up insurance costs and impacting where people buy homes. thehill.com/policy/energ...

🦟It's #WorldMosquitoDay2025. Disease experts reported a surge in dengue cases, with about 5 mil in the U.S. in 2023 and nearly 10 mil in 2024. Rising temperatures and increased rainfall caused by #climatechange helps mosquitoes grow faster, creating more chances for diseases to spread, like dengue

⚠️ #LeadPoisoning causes life-long health problems. We can fix this. Lots of progress is being made. Thanks to leadership by the @ecologycenter.bsky.social, the Great Lakes Lead Elimination Network is working to end childhood lead poisoning. www.ecocenter.org/our-work/end...

Another informative and engaging Climate Cafe from Democrats Abroad's Environment and Climate Crisis Council! 💚💙🌏

Trump's energy polices are wildly unpopular. 76% of voters want more renewable energy on public land - but Trump says drill baby drill. And 69% of voters support tax credits for electric appliances and cars. Trump? Is destroying the credits. climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications...

NOAA research is vital for the health and safety of people and planet. Safer drinking water and improved forecasts are just some ways NOAA is working for US. www.noaa.gov/news/5-ways-...

Blistering heat where you live? The cause is not complicated: The world is on track to hit 1.5 C of global heating by 2028. Already it's causing heat waves "almost impossible without human-induced climate change." Important piece by @katearonoff.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/1970...

Two massive #wildfires are raging across western Colorado, burning 130,000+ acres, forcing evaculations, causing dangerous air quality. Conditions are climate-exacerbated by heat and extreme drought. 🔥 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Climate is a kitchen table issue, literally raising the price of food for working Americans. #ExtremeWeather events damage and destroy crops - and raise food prices and disrupt production worldwide. The #ClimateCrisis has made these events far more common. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Celebrating International #YouthDay We’re grateful for youth climate leadership from Council Youth Director @paulprez914.bsky.social, @ydaenvirocaucus.bsky.social, CDA Envr Caucus, & HSDA. Plus #Climate youth organizations & leaders globally in our movement www.commondreams.org/opinion/clim...

Honoring #WorldElephantDay! The survival of Asian and African elephants is at risk from #Climate change, habitat loss, hunting, #PlasticPollution, climate-fueled drought. Join us to fight for a sustainable, beautifully diverse future: www.DNCClimate.org

Oil companies have been sued over a death due to a "climate disaster", with temperatures rising to about 108 degrees in Seattle. Scientists found the heatwave of 2021 in the Pacific Northwest wouldn't have occurred without human-driven #ClimateChange www.npr.org/2025/05/30/n...

Temperature extremes in the Great Lakes have more than doubled in the last 80 years. 🌊🌡️ Hotter heatwaves and colder cold hurts ecosystems, fisheries and water quality. www.michiganpublic.org/environment-...

Climate change is already harming crop yields, especially staples like corn, wheat, and soy. And it's going to get worse, threatening the food supply everywhere. 🫛🌽🍞 www.axios.com/2025/06/20/c...

Voters care about climate in overwhelming numbers. Running on clean air, safe water, affordable energy and tackling the #ClimateCrisis is a commitment to our present and future - and a winning way forward. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Burning fossil fuels means more burning trees. 🔥Burning coal, oil and gas (including "natural" gas) ➡️ Higher temperatures in California ➡️ Earlier wildfire season 🔥

FINAL DAY: Submit comments to stop EPA from repealing lifesaving Mercury and Air Toxics Standards! Your voice matters to keep these important health and environmental protections!

Thank you Mississippi Democrats @msdems.bsky.social for calling attention to Jackson, Mississippi’s neglected water system. It is in desperate need of major overhaul. Sign the petition today.

NEW: Trump is moving to kill $7 billion meant to help low- and moderate-income families install rooftop solar - reducing energy bills, creating green jobs, and cutting pollution: A win-win-win policy for everyone except Trump's Billionaire Big Oil buddies. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/c...