Posts tagged climate change
Take Action on the Endangerment Finding

Over the past few months, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made several proposals which, if instated, will roll back regulations on pollutants that harm human health and exacerbate the climate crisis. In today’s newsletter, I’ll briefly explain three recent proposals and include links where you can make a comment on the proposals to be used in the EPA’s decision-making process.

Note the deadlines for commenting on each proposal: August 7 for the repeal of power plant emission standards, August 11 for the repeal of tighter standards for emission of hazardous air pollutants, and September 15 for repeal of vehicle emissions standards.

Warbler’s Wisdom has been a weekly column this summer by Jocelyn Hartley, our Creation and Justice Fellow from Disciples Home Mission and Green Chalice.

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Making Sustainable Dietary Choices that Work for You

Warbler’s Wisdom, a weekly column by Jocelyn Hartley, our Creation and Justice Fellow from Disciples Home Mission and Green Chalice

When I think about pollution, images of cars, planes, and factories spewing black smoke into the air immediately spring to mind. What doesn’t usually come to mind is the jug of milk in my fridge. But around a quarter of global greenhouse gases–or climate change causing gases–are emitted by the agricultural industry. And greenhouse gas emissions are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the environmental impacts of agriculture; agriculture also contributes to deforestation, soil erosion, water contamination, and an increasing threat of antibiotic resistance.

You may be thinking, “Well, isn’t that lovely. The most basic part of my existence–eating–condemns me to a life of environmental degradation.” But it doesn’t have to be that way. There are many choices you can make to eat more sustainably. And what’s even better, making these sustainable choices will benefit your health as well. Today I’ll focus on just two important sustainable dietary choices you can make:

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