EarthBeat correspondent Brian Roewe led a breakout session on climate justice at this weekend's Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, pointing out that people of color and those from underprivileged backgrounds are most harmed by environmental pollution and degradation. #IFTJ2022

When Bill McKibben speaks, we all listen. The climate activist, writer and founder of 350 dot org was passionate and informative at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice this weekend. #IFTJ

.Brian Roewe of EarthBeat speaking to #IFTJ2022 students about climate justice and what Catholics need to know and do

Connecting climate change with something visceral and dangerous brings more immediacy to a problem that's often seen as unfolding far away or in the future, even though it's causing suffering now, reports Kate Yoder.
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Mining waste continues to pollute their water. An holistic response is needed.

The bishop of a diocese in South Sudan is appealing for food as his region in the county's south has been hit by rebel atrocities.
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Religious leaders in Ghana called for a week of fasting and prayer for the environment because of the devastation that illegal mining is causing, including adversely affecting people's health and the economy.
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Book Review: The authors of 'Singing with Crickets' explore the words, tales and prayers of St. Francis, asking how this historical figure can be a model for eco-conscious living today. Stephanie Cherpak Clary
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Catholic leaders, experts and members of civil society spoke during a dialogue session ahead of #COP27 , the next United Nations climate change conference.
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On Monday, #IGWG8 negotiations toward a #BindingTreaty on #BusinessAndHumanRights will continue in #Geneva .
Sounds technical? Find out what’s at stake and why Franciscans are working as part of the Treaty Alliance to #endcorporateabuse ➡️ bit.ly/3eMCF5d

'This is us fighting for our life... To not fight is to be complicit in the corruption.'

My last story as Latin American Correspondent! This one reported from Honduras for EarthBeat, on the resistance to an open-pit mine along the Guapinol River: ncr.media/3CK04fx

NCR, EarthBeat and GlobalSistersReport introduce updated and newly redesigned websites today! Executive editor Heidi Schlumpf walks you through the changes:
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A Catholic foundation is partnering with the Philippine Agriculture Department to produce vegetables that will feed the nation's poor communities.
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For the people of northern Honduras, the Río Guapinol has long been a source of life. Now it also teaching them about resistance, faith, justice and female leadership in times of crisis.

Soli Salgado reports:
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How St. Louis churches are revealing the disparities in the air we breathe ncronline.org/news/earthbeat… via EarthBeat

We're also working with CentralAtlantic UCC churches locally to monitor air quality in partnership with Dr. Sacoby Wilson at ceejhcenter. So important!

New air quality sensors, a collaboration of a multifaith coalition and local scientists, are tracking harmful pollutants in the city where predominantly Black neighborhoods are disproportionately exposed.
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East African bishops hope new guidelines ramp up adoption of Laudato Si' ncronline.org/news/earthbeat… via EarthBeat

#NewJersey diocese turns to #RenewableEnergy in response to encyclical ncronline.org/news/earthbeat… via EarthBeat