Stop Cop City: A Moral Call

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In Atlanta, faith leaders have been involved in a struggle to confront violence in multiple forms as they seek to prevent the destruction of the Weelaunee Forest for the building of a police training center in a predominantly Black community.…

Seizing an Opportunity: Strengthening EPA Protections in 2023

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Pollution from the power sector places a disproportionate burden on low income neighborhoods and communities of color. The power sector also produces a quarter of green house gas emissions in the United States. In the coming months, there is a…

Centering Environmental Justice at the EPA

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The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is "to protect human health and the environment." It's a mission that relates directly to some of the core values held by people of faith. It's also a mission that has evolved and…

From Greenwashing to Environmental Justice

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The United Nations Charter declares that one of its central mandates is "to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples." Despite this, the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) transparently reveals a…

Primary Season: Prioritizing Climate Solutions

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In reference to the prospects of progressive candidates in 2024, recent headlines have highlighted a "waning enthusiasm" among Black, Hispanic, and young voters. Among voters concerned about the climate crisis, dissatisfaction and anger have arisen as fossil fuel projects in…

Earth Sunday Resource: Addressing the Plastics Crisis

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Everywhere we look in our culture you will find plastic. It surrounds our food, it makes up our technology, and it is a standard element in our household items. Unfortunately, it is also overflowing from our landfills, floating in our…

2024 UCC Annual Earth Summit

The UCC's second annual Earth Summit will feature celebrated author and activist Bill McKibben delivering the Jim Antal Keynote Lecture with the title, "Energy from Heaven or Energy from Hell?" The two and a half hour summit will additionally feature…

UCC Climate Action Assembly

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The next UCC Climate Action Assembly will feature Cora Wynet, who is the Senior Director of Research at Rewiring America, the nation's leading electrification nonprofit, focused on electrifying our homes and communities. She will help us further the UCC's commitment…

An Indigenous Translation of Scripture

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The "First Nations Version" is an Indigenous translation of the Christian scriptures. It brings a fresh language to how these scriptures are conveyed and understood. Notably, a decolonized rendering of the sacred texts articulates a different understanding of how humans…

Defending the Sacred

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For the Apache and other Indigenous peoples, Oak Flat is a sacred site akin to Mount Sinai. It is currently under threat of being mined for copper by Resolution Copper, a subsidiary of the multinational mining companies Rio Tinto and…