Kids returning to school shouldn't have to worry about the threat of gun violence, but yet another community has been tragically affected by a school shooting. AAP mourns with all affected in GA and will continue to advocate for policies to keep kids safe and to #EndGunViolence

Georgia’s Avondale Estates police department began transitioning to electric police vehicles in August 2022. Though Police Chief Harry Hess initially had reservations, he’s now a full #EV convert. "I'm anticipating full return on investment.” ow.ly/VwtJ50T8Si3

"Our children fall like unsung verses in a ballad we refuse to rewrite, bullet-riddled stanzas in a country deaf to its own refrain. Apalachee High, another page inked in blood, another prayer lifted only to dissolve in the noise. Yes, it’s the guns, the laws, the fractured

This is good news, 75% of new electricity by 2025!

This is a great Eagle Scout project and good for the people he helped. Cleaner air means healthier people.

Air quality is so important to our health, and especially indoor air where we spend 90% of our time. Viruses, dust, allergens, fine particles, chemicals, NO2 from gas stoves - they can all be there, and we have tools to make our air much healthier.

Largest prospective study of #LongCovid in children and teens with 3-year follow-up thelancet.com/journals/eclin… by La Campo - Anna Camporesi and colleagues —significant, long-lasting impact —increased risk of autoimmune diseases —reduction of risk with vaccination/boosters, especially among teens

In places where bat populations crashed, insect numbers increased, farmers sprayed more insecticides to combat the insects, and the infant mortality rate spiked due to pesticide exposure. Everything is connected. We need biodiversity. bit.ly/3XwmbBO

🌿🎨 Feeling overwhelmed by the climate crisis? Join Nicole Kelner for a calming art workshop on September 13th. Let’s create together and find peace through art. 💚 RSVP at bit.ly/CreativeCalm.

This distressing milestone is a clear sign that the intensity and consequences of #ExtremeWeatherSZN are escalating. We must #ActOnClimate now to protect our health, environment, and infrastructure from extreme heat. #ClimateFriday cnn.com/2024/09/05/cli…

In which YouTube personalities were paid $100,000 per video to generate fake content while I, a real climate scientist, paid for my own Global Weirding PBS YouTube series on real climate content out of my own pocket. You can’t make these things up. cbsnews.com/amp/news/russi…

On this day in 1963, local merchants in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, began enforcing an ordinance that denied service to all members of the U.S. military, regardless of their race, to protest integration. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

Happy 70th Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 36 senators and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past.

On 9/17, the #GA Public Service Commission votes on letting GA Power burn wood pellets for energy, leading to dirty air & higher bills. Say NO to wood pellet biomass! Take action now: bit.ly/notothehike. Docket #44880 #NoToWoodPellets #CleanEnergy

Once the “smog capital of Poland”, the City of Rybnik has reduced its smog days from 130 to 12 days a year. Learn how Polski Alarm Smogowy, Forum Energii and local authorities have made the city a pioneer for clean air in Poland and beyond ⬇️ bit.ly/3yWJMlX #AirPollution

The South Got Somethin’ To Say is the theme of the We Shall Breathe National Summit & we’re ready to explore the interconnected struggles for climate justice, economic justice, & voting rights. Join me in supporting Hip Hop Caucus Education Fund ActBlue secure.actblue.com/donate/weshall…

Ernesto is working in one of the dirtiest and lowest paying jobs in Kerman CA. He earns 34 cents for each sheet of raisin he makes and shares “I have to start at dawn to beat the heat and I barely make enough to support my family”. #WeFeedYou

Also remember that unvaccinated people (including children) who have a standard uncomplicated course of measles are totally miserable for days, hiding in a dark room and almost whimpering the whole time.

georgia, we are here with you. let us know how to help.