Nice coverage by E&E News of the brand new federal #youthvgov climate lawsuit in the US, brought by 18 California youths against the Environmental Protection Agency

Story by lesley clark

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The protest at COP28 by Licypriya Kangujam, a 12-year-old climate-justice activist from India, leads the frontpage of the Financial Times

Neatly illustrates why these stunts can have so much impact

Will be one of the defining images of this COP

'We're challenging the EPA's failure to protect us. The air we breathe has become a casualty of their opposition,' said one young plaintiff in #GenesisvEPA represented by Our Children's Trust. commondreams.org/news/youth-cli…

On Dec 10, 18 California children filed new federal constitutional climate lawsuit! Genesis v. EPA asserts U.S. EPA allows for life-threatening climate pollution, harming children’s health & welfare. More: bit.ly/GenesisvEPA + Join us: youthvgov.org/join #GenesisvEPA

Parenting is hard; parenting in a changing climate is harder.

TODAY at 7 PM ET: Join Moms for a webinar hosted by NH Healthcare Workers for Climate Action on how parents can support their children and themselves in a warming world. The webinar will be led by Moms' Elizabeth Bechard (she/her): bit.ly/3Gn3XcM

2/ One small way you can take action today? Tell Congress to support youth mental health in a changing climate. actnow.momscleanairforce.org/a/youth-mental…

1/ Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay . We know that mental health conditions pose a significant threat to the well-being of young people around the world, and that climate change is amplifying mental health concerns for many.

Shell is working with creators on Fortnight as part of its task of 'giving millennials a reason to connect emotionally with Shell’s commitment to a sustainable future.'

I am certainly connecting emotionally but perhaps not in the way Shell wants me to mediamatters.org/climate-denier…

Visualization is powerful. Probable Futures is a free platform that offers interactive maps, science, historical context, and stories to help us all envision a range of climate futures — and continue working towards all we can save.

Link to explore: probablefutures.org

Bail fund for youth climate activists! Some amazing students who’ve worked with Schools4ClimateAction are detained- please support their courageous direct action!
gofund.me/164c5b22

Today Rep. Jamaal Bowman Ed.D. & Ed Markey are introducing the Green New Deal for Public Schools, a foundational investment of $1.6T to bring classrooms into the 21st century, make all schools healthy and comfortable, & unleash the potential of public education gndforpublicschools.com

RIGHT NOW: Over 150 students from across the country are lobbying at the Capitol for climate action!!

Momentum builds for a GND for schools!! ⚡️49 million children attend US public schools each day ⚡️and it’s time to invest in their future. #ClimateAction

Very very proud of Third Act and its tens of thousands of volunteers who are figuring out creative ways to help register large numbers of young people to vote. Join in!
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#EndFossilFuels
#FastFairForever
#MakePollutersPay

Don’t tell me organizing doesn’t work.

Young people have relentlessly driven the climate and gun violence prevention agendas and their hard work is paying off:

American Climate Corps and Gun Violence Prevention Office—all in one week.

Thank your local youth organizer today.

Today, President Biden announced the creation of the American Climate Corps, a new initiative to train young people in high-demand skills for jobs in the clean energy economy!

John Paul Mejia is one of the advocates who has fought tirelessly for this moment.

The nation's first Ph.D. program focused on climate change and health is launching at the Colorado School of Public Health! Jay Lemery MD Rosemary Rochford, PhD Lee Newman CU Climate & Health coloradosph.cuanschutz.edu/news-and-event…