# climate justice (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 15 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover climate justice. Page: Feed: --- ## [New analysis: Property tax proposal would block $950M for local governments](https://ncbudget.org/new-analysis-property-tax-proposal-would-block-950m/) _2026-08-20 · Alexandra Forter Sirota · NC Budget & Tax Center_ New analysis from the NC Housing Coalition confirms what we knew about the proposal to put stricter limits on property tax collections in the state Constitution through a ballot measure this fall: It won’t deliver relief to homeowners struggling with unaffordable property tax bills, but it will significantly reduce local governments’ ability to deliver services… The post New analysis: Property tax… ## [Southeast Side residents demand investment over quantum campus](https://www.chicagoreporter.com/southeast-side-residents-demand-investment-over-quantum-campus/) _2026-08-20 · Jack Austin · The Chicago Reporter_ Once heralded by Gov. JB Pritzker as an economic engine that would bring jobs and investment to Chicago’s Southeast Side, the proposed Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) is facing growing opposition from residents. Community groups have mobilized against the 440-acre technology park—planned for the U.S. Steel South Works site—citing concerns over green space, pollution, \[…\] The post… ## [Mert Gala](https://greenhumour.substack.com/p/mert-gala) _2026-08-20 · Green Humour · Green Humour_ Welcome to the Mert Gala! ## [Amur Tigers in Kazakhstan](https://greenhumour.substack.com/p/amur-tigers-in-kazakhstan) _2026-08-19 · Green Humour · Green Humour_ Join me in welcoming tigers to Kazakhstan! ## [Factsheet: When corporations and the wealthy don’t pay what they owe, you’ll pay the price!](https://ncbudget.org/whopays/) _2026-08-18 · Mel Umbarger · NC Budget & Tax Center_ North Carolina’s tax code is UPSIDE-DOWN. People with incomes in the bottom 20% (\<$25,000 annually) pay the greatest share of their income in state and local taxes — more than 10 percent. Meanwhile, the richest 1% (\>$870,000 annually) pay the lowest share of their income in state and local taxes just $6 out of every… The post Factsheet: When corporations and the wealthy don’t pay what they owe,… ## [“Convenience is the Cage”: A Reflection on Psalm 142 in our Time of Capitalism and Climate Crisis](https://jessicahetherington.substack.com/p/convenience-is-the-cage-a-reflection) _2026-08-15 · Jessica Hetherington · Faith. Climate Crisis. Action_ Psalm 142 is a prayer for deliverance from persecutors (with thanks to Mike Jones of Resilient Tomorrow who coined the phrase "Convenience is the cage.") ## [Pastoral Communities and a Changing India](https://greenhumour.substack.com/p/pastoral-communities-and-a-changing) _2026-08-15 · Green Humour · Green Humour_ How are pastoral communities faring in a changing India? ## [Gasping for air](https://www.chicagoreporter.com/gasping-for-air/) _2026-08-14 · Sara Cooper · The Chicago Reporter_ This story was co-published with the Chicago Reader. Gary Sams could hardly breathe. He had begun experiencing early symptoms of rapidly progressing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive and fatal neurological disease, in April 2024. By June 2025, ALS had robbed him of his ability to walk or use his hands. Now it was suffocating \[…\] The post Gasping for air appeared first on The… ## [The Unsung Star of The Blue Lagoon](https://greenhumour.substack.com/p/the-unsung-star-of-the-blue-lagoon) _2026-08-14 · Green Humour · Green Humour_ Dr. ## [Reflections on my summer internship with the NC Budget & Tax Center](https://ncbudget.org/reflections-on-my-summer-internship-with-the-nc-budget-tax-center/) _2026-08-13 · Xitlalli Gomez · NC Budget & Tax Center_ This summer, I had the opportunity to serve as a Community Building Intern with the NC Budget & Tax Center (BTC). I believe this experience has given me a greater understanding of how research, data, and community engagement work together in public policy, which will benefit my studies as I enter my senior year at… The post Reflections on my summer internship with the NC Budget & Tax Center… ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/S5wNl26Q17qo) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [This Illinois Bill Would Restore Voting Rights to People in Prison](https://www.chicagoreporter.com/this-illinois-bill-would-restore-voting-rights-to-people-in-prison/) _2026-08-13 · Jack Austin · The Chicago Reporter_ Illinois could become the first state in the nation to restore voting rights that were stripped from people serving prison sentences. Under proposed legislation backed by a coalition of voting rights and legal justice reform advocates, Illinois would join only Maine, Vermont, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.— where the voting rights of incarcerated people have \[…\] The post This Illinois Bill Would… ## [Gen Z Elephant Diet](https://greenhumour.substack.com/p/gen-z-elephant-diet) _2026-08-13 · Green Humour · Green Humour_ New research from Malaysia sheds light on how changing landscapes are pushing dietary adaptations among elephants. ## [Struggling to shift the public conversation](https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/struggling-to-shift-the-public-conversation) _2026-08-12 · Seth Klein · Seth Klein / Emergency Measures_ Plus: Exciting gala invite from BC Policy Solutions (featuring Cory Doctorow), and a climate emergency song recommendation ## [Seal-eating Lions of Namibia](https://greenhumour.substack.com/p/seal-eating-lions-of-namibia) _2026-08-11 · Green Humour · Green Humour_ Contrary to their depiction in this cartoon, Namibia’s seal-hunting lions are actually extremely athletic. ## [Cartoons on Non Economic Loss and Damage for CJRF](https://greenhumour.substack.com/p/cartoons-on-non-economic-loss-and) _2026-08-10 · Green Humour · Green Humour_ Continuing my collaboration with the Climate Justice Resilience Fund, I drew these cartoons for a peer-learning session on non-economic loss and damage. ## [The Almost Elephants](https://greenhumour.substack.com/p/the-almost-elephants) _2026-08-09 · Green Humour · Green Humour_ A happy almost elephant day to all the almost elephants! ## [Fact Sheet: Tax ballot measures are bad for local business](https://ncbudget.org/fact-sheet-tax-ballot-measures-are-bad-for-local-business/) _2026-08-07 · Alex Campbell · NC Budget & Tax Center_ North Carolina voters will see two tax measures on their ballots in November that will limit state and local government revenue options and lock in outsized tax breaks for big business. These measures would lower the maximum allowable personal and corporate income tax rates to 3.5 percent and impose a limit on property tax revenue… The post Fact Sheet: Tax ballot measures are bad for local… ## [We mobilize to put fires out, but not yet to prevent them](https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/we-mobilize-to-put-fires-out-but) _2026-08-07 · Seth Klein · Seth Klein / Emergency Measures_ While many leaders are comparing the wildfire crisis to the Second World War, most fail to adopt the real lessons of pre-emptive wartime action. ## [New report: Data center subsidies are a bad deal for North Carolinians](https://ncbudget.org/data-center-pr/) _2026-08-06 · Mel Umbarger · NC Budget & Tax Center_ As data centers rapidly expand across North Carolina, a new report from the NC Budget & Tax Center finds that taxpayers are subsidizing one of the world’s most profitable industries while receiving little in return. The report concludes that data center tax subsidies cost the state and local governments hundreds of millions — and eventually… The post New report: Data center subsidies are a bad… ## [Thousands gather in Marquette Park to honor the the Chicago Freedom Movement, renew calls for justice](https://www.chicagoreporter.com/thousands-gather-in-marquette-park-to-honor-the-the-chicago-freedom-movement-renew-calls-for-justice/) _2026-08-06 · Jack Austin · The Chicago Reporter_ Thousands marched on Saturday, August 1, as part of a multi-faith, multicultural procession commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Chicago Freedom Movement. Led by the Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN), the event welcomed community members, socialist organizations and religious leaders for musical performances, speeches and a march from 63rd Street and Kedzie Avenue to Marquette \[…\] The… ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/GNTX88k4sUmC) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and access low-cost global trading. ## [North Carolina’s data center subsidy problem](https://ncbudget.org/datacenters/) _2026-08-06 · Alex Campbell · NC Budget & Tax Center_ Big tech is investing billions of dollars into data centers and the infrastructure needed to support the buildout. Meanwhile, instead of regulating this highly extractive industry and making corporations pay what they owe, some North Carolina lawmakers continue to slash away at income tax rates and barrel ahead to eliminate the corporate income tax entirely… The post North Carolina’s data center… ## [GENOA 2001–2026: “Detonation”](https://undisciplinedenvironments.org/2026/08/06/genoa-2001-2026-detonation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=genoa-2001-2026-detonation) _2026-08-06 · Francesco Lauria · Undisciplined Environments_ by Francesco Lauria “Listening to the Sound of Change”: A Conversation with LOTTA and Aluisi Tosolini on politics, activism and the legacy of Genoa 2001.... The post GENOA 2001–2026: “Detonation” appeared first on Undisciplined Environments . ## [Aunt Hornbill](https://greenhumour.substack.com/p/aunt-hornbill) _2026-08-06 · Green Humour · Green Humour_ Delhi’s star visitor- an Oriental Pied Hornbill that has appointed itself the adoptive aunt to chicks of a different hornbill species, the resident Grey Hornbill; has stirred enthusiasm among birdwatchers and perplexity among ornithologists! ## [A Luxury Hotel Near Kaziranga and Tribal Displacement](https://greenhumour.substack.com/p/a-luxury-hotel-near-kaziranga-and) _2026-08-02 · Green Humour · Green Humour_ Tribal farming families were earlier displaced from the land they cultivated, in Inglay Pathar, near Assam’s Kaziranga National Park, where a luxury hotel is proposed. ## [North Carolina’s tax cuts will cost $900 million. Here is what families lose.](https://ncbudget.org/north-carolinas-tax-cuts-will-cost-900-million-here-is-what-families-lose/) _2026-07-30 · Amaya Gaines · NC Budget & Tax Center_ After leaving North Carolina without a comprehensive operating budget for a year, state lawmakers finally approved a spending plan for FY 2026-27. Yet, despite having ample time — and broad public support across party lines — to address affordability concerns, lawmakers made only modest changes to the scheduled personal income tax while preserving the continued… The post North Carolina’s tax cuts… ## [What challenges will Chicago’s next elected school board face?](https://www.chicagoreporter.com/what-challenges-will-chicagos-next-elected-school-board-face/) _2026-07-30 · Mary Ellen Ritter · The Chicago Reporter_ New to Chicago’s elected school board? Check out Mary Ellen Ritter’s previous coverage for TCR. Chicago’s second school board election is set for November 3, and with all 21 Board of Education seats up for grabs, it will be a historic first for the city. The upcoming board, which will take office in January 2027, \[…\] The post What challenges will Chicago’s next elected school board face? appeared… ## [Flaunt Your Scratch Marks](https://greenhumour.substack.com/p/flaunt-your-scratch-marks) _2026-07-30 · Green Humour · Green Humour_ Flaunt your scratch marks! ## [Where is the Carney government's promised Youth Climate Corps?](https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/where-is-the-carney-governments-promised) _2026-07-29 · Seth Klein · Seth Klein / Emergency Measures_ Update on federal budget's YCC pledge. ## [Access to free outdoor swimming spots should be a human right](https://thegreenfix.substack.com/p/swimmable-cities) _2026-07-29 · Belén Padrón Salinas · The Green Fix_ This store-brand fan is not going to cut it this summer. ## [Six months in, how’s it going?](https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/six-months-in-hows-it-going) _2026-07-27 · Seth Klein · Seth Klein / Emergency Measures_ Newsletter update, stats, and a couple pitches ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FbMK6GF8P5hA) _2026-07-27 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [Frugality and a Discipleship of Earth Healing](https://jessicahetherington.substack.com/p/frugality-and-a-discipleship-of-earth) _2026-07-24 · Jessica Hetherington · Faith. Climate Crisis. Action_ Understanding frugality as more than just buying less; it is a personal and social norm with transformative potential ## [On the Arrest of Human Rights Defender Pranab Doley and the Criminalisation of Indigenous Resistance in Kaziranga](https://undisciplinedenvironments.org/2026/07/24/statement-condemning-the-arrest-of-human-rights-defender-pranab-doley-and-the-criminalisation-of-indigenous-resistance-in-kaziranga/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=statement-condemning-the-arrest-of-human-rights-defender-pranab-doley-and-the-criminalisation-of-indigenous-resistance-in-kaziranga) _2026-07-24 · Community Network Against Protected Areas · Undisciplined Environments_ On 12 July 2026, Indigenous leader and human rights defender Pranab Doley was arbitrarily arrested along with four other Indigenous community leaders – Amit Nag,... The post On the Arrest of Human Rights Defender Pranab Doley and the Criminalisation of Indigenous Resistance in Kaziranga appeared first on Undisciplined Environments . ## [Time to hit Trump where it hurts](https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/time-to-hit-trump-where-it-hurts) _2026-07-23 · Seth Klein · Seth Klein / Emergency Measures_ Canada needs to impose an export tax on oil and gas to the U.S. and stop rewarding the bully's fossil fuel friends ## [Surely God Is In This Place](https://jessicahetherington.substack.com/p/surely-god-is-in-this-place) _2026-07-17 · Jessica Hetherington · Faith. Climate Crisis. Action_ I'm on vacation this week. Here is an offering from my friend that speaks to the world on fire ## [No new fossil fuel projects on a burning planet](https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/no-new-fossil-fuel-projects-on-a) _2026-07-17 · Seth Klein · Seth Klein / Emergency Measures_ We are paying for oil and gas in countless ways; a few other political takes; and one last item on my dad ## [Personally I think it's fine to be less productive in a climate disaster](https://thegreenfix.substack.com/p/july-heat) _2026-07-15 · Cass Hebron · The Green Fix_ Heat as oppression, and interdependence as liberation. ## [Contemporary Calgary collaboration](http://www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/contemporary_calgary_collaboration) _2026-07-13 · Sophie Burns · Latest Hub News_ We were delighted to partner with Contemporary Calgary this year and take part in their First Free Thursdays during the "Entwined" Exhibition curated by Mona Filip, Dec 2025 - March 2026. We activated the space with a community art installation, inviting people to paint trees. With 100s of contributors, together we have painted - and also - planted, 100s of trees in our city. ## [The Laggard Theory of Power](https://sudhanandagopal.substack.com/p/the-laggard-theory-of-power) _2026-07-10 · Sudha Nandagopal · Black Sheep Chronicles_ The false narrative we keep spinning about who we need to follow ## [Fact Sheet: Limiting property tax revenue in the state constitution is a bad deal for North Carolinians](https://ncbudget.org/levylimit/) _2026-07-10 · Logan Rockefeller Harris · NC Budget & Tax Center_ The NC General Assembly has placed a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that, if approved by voters, would require lawmakers to limit annual growth in local property tax revenue.1 This is not a direct limit on property tax rates but a “levy limit” on the total property tax revenue local governments can collect. If revenue exceeds the limit, tax rates… The post Fact Sheet: Limiting… ## [How to Do What We Want to Do (in the Climate Crisis)](https://jessicahetherington.substack.com/p/how-to-do-what-we-want-to-do-in-the) _2026-07-10 · Jessica Hetherington · Faith. Climate Crisis. Action_ A sermon on the call to radical and effective climate action. ## [State Tax Cuts Are Leaving Counties to Cover New SNAP Costs](https://ncbudget.org/state-tax-cuts-are-leaving-counties-to-cover-new-snap-costs/) _2026-07-08 · Jennifer Nguyen · NC Budget & Tax Center_ In 2025, the federal government passed the harmful mega bill, H.R. 1, making deep funding cuts to SNAP while shifting new costs onto the state. At the same time, more than a decade of state income tax cuts have left North Carolina losing almost $18 billion in revenue each year, just as the state is required to take on these new costs. H.R.… The post State Tax Cuts Are Leaving Counties to Cover New… ## [We built America by coming together. Our tax code should reflect that.](https://ncbudget.org/we-built-america-by-coming-together-our-tax-code-should-reflect-that/) _2026-07-04 · Alexandra Forter Sirota · NC Budget & Tax Center_ Neighbor by neighbor, town by town, city by city. Every great change in our country has started the same way: People came together to find a way forward. North Carolina’s fight against poverty in the 1960s and our response to disasters in both eastern and western parts of the state show what is possible when we work together across our differences to meet shared challenges. One way we come… ## [Danger Season: Let's Stop Calling it Summer](https://jessicahetherington.substack.com/p/danger-season-lets-stop-calling-it) _2026-07-03 · Jessica Hetherington · Faith. Climate Crisis. Action_ What does it mean when the images of summer in Scripture no longer mean what they did then? ## [1 Year After H.R. 1, North Carolina Budget Leaves Families and Counties to Pay the Price](https://ncbudget.org/1-year-after-h-r-1-north-carolina-budget-leaves-families-and-counties-to-pay-the-price/) _2026-07-02 · Mel Umbarger · NC Budget & Tax Center_ Budget approved by state lawmakers fails to fund new SNAP costs while continuing tax cuts that primarily benefit wealthy households and profitable corporations RALEIGH, N.C. — One year after H.R. 1 was signed into law, North Carolina lawmakers have approved a state budget that compounds the federal law’s harm. H.R. 1 made historic cuts to… The post 1 Year After H.R. 1, North Carolina Budget Leaves… ## [Massive list of resources for finding a job in the climate and social justice sector](https://thegreenfix.substack.com/p/ngo-jobhunt) _2026-07-02 · Cass Hebron · The Green Fix_ It can be done. Updated list for 2026. ## [Political Ecologies and Plastic Pollution: Global Action and Question of Justice](https://undisciplinedenvironments.org/2026/07/01/political-ecologies-and-plastic-pollution-global-action-and-question-of-justice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=political-ecologies-and-plastic-pollution-global-action-and-question-of-justice) _2026-07-01 · Vivek Anand Asokan · Undisciplined Environments_ By Vivek Anand Asokan By arguing that equity matters and that plastic solutions must match the diverse capacities of countries, the article examines the ongoing... The post Political Ecologies and Plastic Pollution: Global Action and Question of Justice appeared first on Undisciplined Environments . ## [How might extreme heat shift the political & policy landscape?](https://sethdklein.substack.com/p/how-might-extreme-heat-shift-the) _2026-06-30 · Seth Klein · Seth Klein / Emergency Measures_ Plus: other climate news, the latest from BC Policy Solutions, and a little more about my dad ## [A blooming Climate Justice movement!](http://www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/blooming_climate_justice_movement) _2026-06-23 · Sophie Burns · Latest Hub News_ Climate justice actions and community building The Climate Justice Collective now host weekly intergenerational cafe climate - come join for a space for conversation, intergenerational learning and community building! ## [Stewarding Local Ecosystems: Weed-Pulling in Confederation Park](http://www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/stewarding_local_ecosystems) _2026-06-23 · Admin English · Latest Hub News_ Nature Node Stewardship: Climate Hubsters vs Himalayan Space Invaders By Rob Miller, Nature Node Co-Chair ## [Disabled Ecologies Almanac – Call for Submissions](https://undisciplinedenvironments.org/2026/06/19/disabled-ecologies-almanac-call-for-submissions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=disabled-ecologies-almanac-call-for-submissions) _2026-06-19 · Ilenia Iengo · Undisciplined Environments_ by Ilenia Iengo, The Disabled Ecologies Lab. The Disabled Ecologies Lab is excited to announce the call for submissions for our Disabled Ecologies Almanac! This... The post Disabled Ecologies Almanac – Call for Submissions appeared first on Undisciplined Environments .