🖥️Join ACAT and CHE on September 18, for a webinar about artificial turf's contribution to global plastic pollution, other health & environmental impacts of artificial turf, and the implications for communities.  ➡️Register now! akaction.org/webinars/15868…

📢 Want to help advance climate protection and enhance quality of life for all San Franciscans? We're #hiring for the following role: Senior Marketing and Communications Coordinator (5642) 📅 Deadline: September 16, 2024 Apply here: bit.ly/3Z6dDD8

NYPD arrests scientist Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 at Citibank: “I’m a biologist, I’ve been studying climate change since 1982 and no one is listening to the data. So today they’re going to have to listen to my body blocking the doors of the world’s largest funder of new fossil fuel

Palm Springs reached 121°F today 🔥 Likely to be the hottest temperature recorded on Earth in September 2024.

“This easy change eliminates plastic bags from the point of sale and helps California significantly reduce the plastic waste that is contaminating our environment and waters.” We support Senator Catherine Blakespear & Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan's #AB2236 #SB1053! Article by Susanne Rust. latimes.com/environment/st…

This is huge. Most of our rubbish is plastic. Most of it is burnt. Then we inhale it. We need to stop this landfill in the sky by capping plastic production globally.

"Make no mistake - all #PFAS are toxic" Gretchen Salter, Strategic Advisor, Safer States #SenDemPolicy

A yet-to-be constructed facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, would accept 160,000 tons of plastic waste per year for burning plastics using funds from the Inflation Reduction Act, meant for climate change. 🚨 Take action today to protect this community! 🔗 bit.ly/4cPZNb6

We need to act. All of us. Do something. #ClimateActionNow #ActOnClimate

Struggling to get pregnant? Did you know that for years you have been exposed to bioaccumulative, toxic PFAS? The government doesn’t test & bless products as safe; manufacturers are entrusted with product safety. Federal action is slooow, but here’s a drip of encouraging news:

A National Turfgrass Science Invitational for high school students! San Diego, Feb 2025. The students will “engage in individual and team activities on topics such as turfgrass identification, playing surface set-up, equipment operation and best management practices.” #Hope