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Affordable clean energy lowers bills & expands opportunities for Virginians. This session, #VA lawmakers are backing renewables + storage 🔋, improving efficiency + weatherization 🏠 & easier grid access for solar ☀️ projects. #VALeg
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https://loom.ly/gaEDwHg
Clean energy will take center stage in Virginia’s legislature this…
The state’s 60-day legislative session starts this week. Lawmakers will consider bills that tap clean energy to alleviate data center and affordability…
www.canarymedia.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Affordable clean energy lowers bills & expands opportunities for Virginians. This session, #VA lawmakers are backing renewables + storage 🔋, improving efficiency + weatherization 🏠 & easier grid access for solar ☀️ projects. #VALeg
https://loom.ly/gaEDwHg
https://loom.ly/gaEDwHg
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The Constitution gives Congress, not the president, the power to declare war. bit.ly/49qN4Mv
No Legal Basis for Invading Venezuela
1989’s U.S. military action in Panama offers no constitutional cover for Trump’s Venezuela attack.
www.brennancenter.org
January 18, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The Constitution gives Congress, not the president, the power to declare war. bit.ly/49qN4Mv
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As our response to Hurricane Melissa winds down, here’s how we visualize some of our efforts! From water to hot dishes to patties, each meal was delivered with care by local community members, for local community members. #ChefsForJamaica ⬇️
January 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
As our response to Hurricane Melissa winds down, here’s how we visualize some of our efforts! From water to hot dishes to patties, each meal was delivered with care by local community members, for local community members. #ChefsForJamaica ⬇️
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Is our air and water cleaner? No.
Are our bills and expenses at least going down? Also no.
Trump is destroying our planet while making life worse for every American.
Are our bills and expenses at least going down? Also no.
Trump is destroying our planet while making life worse for every American.
Under Trump, U.S. Adds Fuel to a Heating Planet
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Is our air and water cleaner? No.
Are our bills and expenses at least going down? Also no.
Trump is destroying our planet while making life worse for every American.
Are our bills and expenses at least going down? Also no.
Trump is destroying our planet while making life worse for every American.
Kristi Noem Goes on TV and Lies Through Her Teeth (Again) About ICE Killing of Renee Nicole Good www.commondreams.org/news/kristi-...
Kristi Noem Goes on TV and Lies Through Her Teeth (Again) About ICE Killing of Renee Nicole Good | Common Dreams
"It should be terrifying to every American how Noem lies," said one critic. "She doesn't sweat or move uncomfortably. She just doesn't care. This is what Trump has created. An environment where you on...
www.commondreams.org
January 18, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Kristi Noem Goes on TV and Lies Through Her Teeth (Again) About ICE Killing of Renee Nicole Good www.commondreams.org/news/kristi-...
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The dominoes are falling in place, but we must keep up the pressure!
Tell Congress that impeaching Kristi Noem is just the beginning, and we expect them to get behind it now:
Tell Congress that impeaching Kristi Noem is just the beginning, and we expect them to get behind it now:
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 18, 2026 at 1:07 AM
The dominoes are falling in place, but we must keep up the pressure!
Tell Congress that impeaching Kristi Noem is just the beginning, and we expect them to get behind it now:
Tell Congress that impeaching Kristi Noem is just the beginning, and we expect them to get behind it now:
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This is sick. This is cruel. This is what abuse of power looks like. But Americans are seeing this evil conduct, they are rejecting it, and the truth will out.
Federal officials investigating Renee Good's widow in shooting probe, sources say
The federal investigation into the shooting by an ICE officer has focused in on Good’s wife, including whether she may have impeded a federal officer moments before he shot, sources say.
www.nbcnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:20 PM
This is sick. This is cruel. This is what abuse of power looks like. But Americans are seeing this evil conduct, they are rejecting it, and the truth will out.
Add your name to the petition NOW and demand an END to Trump's militarized occupation in Minnesota. sign.moveon.org/petitions/mi...
End Trump's militarized occupation in Minnesota!
Minnesota is the Trump administration’s testing ground to see how far he can abuse his power and authority against the American people. That is why we need every person—in Minnesota and across the cou...
sign.moveon.org
January 18, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Add your name to the petition NOW and demand an END to Trump's militarized occupation in Minnesota. sign.moveon.org/petitions/mi...
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Shrimp is a global favorite but conventional farming has a big carbon footprint and has harmed mangrove ecosystems.
The good news? Through the North Star Shrimp Initiative, sustainable shrimp farming is possible and profitable.
🦐 Learn more here: https://nature.ly/4sL62Gw
The good news? Through the North Star Shrimp Initiative, sustainable shrimp farming is possible and profitable.
🦐 Learn more here: https://nature.ly/4sL62Gw
January 17, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Shrimp is a global favorite but conventional farming has a big carbon footprint and has harmed mangrove ecosystems.
The good news? Through the North Star Shrimp Initiative, sustainable shrimp farming is possible and profitable.
🦐 Learn more here: https://nature.ly/4sL62Gw
The good news? Through the North Star Shrimp Initiative, sustainable shrimp farming is possible and profitable.
🦐 Learn more here: https://nature.ly/4sL62Gw
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“These unlawfully issued leases need to be cancelled and this irreplaceable home to great caribou herds, polar bears, foxes, grizzlies, wolves and all the other critters that live there must be kept secure.” – George Nickas, Wilderness Watch
wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/gwichin-st...
wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/gwichin-st...
January 17, 2026 at 1:45 PM
“These unlawfully issued leases need to be cancelled and this irreplaceable home to great caribou herds, polar bears, foxes, grizzlies, wolves and all the other critters that live there must be kept secure.” – George Nickas, Wilderness Watch
wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/gwichin-st...
wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/gwichin-st...
No drilling in the Arctic Refuge.
“These unlawfully issued leases need to be cancelled and this irreplaceable home to great caribou herds, polar bears, foxes, grizzlies, wolves and all the other critters that live there must be kept secure.” – George Nickas, Wilderness Watch
wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/gwichin-st...
wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/gwichin-st...
January 17, 2026 at 9:12 PM
No drilling in the Arctic Refuge.
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The Justice Department has sued 24 states and DC for refusing to turn over their complete, unredacted voter files. The lawsuits are part of an alarming and unprecedented attempt to seize states’ authority over elections.
bit.ly/49HOmCY
bit.ly/49HOmCY
Trump Administration Has Sued More than 20 States for Refusing to Turn Over Voter Files
The Justice Department’s attempts to collect sensitive voter information are part of a plan to interfere with elections.
www.brennancenter.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The Justice Department has sued 24 states and DC for refusing to turn over their complete, unredacted voter files. The lawsuits are part of an alarming and unprecedented attempt to seize states’ authority over elections.
bit.ly/49HOmCY
bit.ly/49HOmCY
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The Trump regime's threat to seize Greenland is conflicting with its own climate denial, exposing its true intentions: to go after the island’s natural resources and continue expanding fossil fueled imperialism.
‘We don’t want to be Americans’: Greenland’s indigenous Inuit hit back at Trump
The U.S. president shows no signs of backing down on his desire for Greenland, but he is facing resistance from its citizens
www.the-independent.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The Trump regime's threat to seize Greenland is conflicting with its own climate denial, exposing its true intentions: to go after the island’s natural resources and continue expanding fossil fueled imperialism.
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“The United States rejects and denounces the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and will no longer reaffirm the SDGs as a matter of course.”
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populationconnection.org/blog/cpd58/
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populationconnection.org/blog/cpd58/
US betrayal at key UN conference: Population Connection's report
Population Connection participated in the 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD58).
populationconnection.org
January 17, 2026 at 12:33 PM
“The United States rejects and denounces the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and will no longer reaffirm the SDGs as a matter of course.”
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populationconnection.org/blog/cpd58/
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populationconnection.org/blog/cpd58/
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We’ve seen just how far this administration will go to bend the law to its will. But the courts and states are pushing back against these power grabs to defend the rule of law. Stay informed by subscribing to The Briefing, our free weekly newsletter: bit.ly/3Yrz5jM
January 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
We’ve seen just how far this administration will go to bend the law to its will. But the courts and states are pushing back against these power grabs to defend the rule of law. Stay informed by subscribing to The Briefing, our free weekly newsletter: bit.ly/3Yrz5jM
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"Because of all the damage and degradation caused by livestock grazing in wilderness, its relatively tiny contribution to the livestock industries, and the taxpayer subsidies it requires, it is well past time to end all livestock grazing in Wilderness."
www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/colu...
www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/colu...
It's time to protect wilderness from livestock grazing
By KEVIN PROESCHOLDT
www.gjsentinel.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:52 PM
"Because of all the damage and degradation caused by livestock grazing in wilderness, its relatively tiny contribution to the livestock industries, and the taxpayer subsidies it requires, it is well past time to end all livestock grazing in Wilderness."
www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/colu...
www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/colu...
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“It’s a sad day in America when our highest court agrees to consider depriving thousands of Roundup users suffering from cancer of their day in court,” said Lori Ann Burd, environmental health director at the Center for Biological Diversity. apnews.com/article/supr...
Supreme Court will hear appeal by maker of popular Roundup weedkiller to block thousands of lawsuits
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from agrochemical manufacturer Bayer to block thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people its popular weedkiller could cause cancer.
apnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:17 PM
“It’s a sad day in America when our highest court agrees to consider depriving thousands of Roundup users suffering from cancer of their day in court,” said Lori Ann Burd, environmental health director at the Center for Biological Diversity. apnews.com/article/supr...
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Up to $125 million to rename the Department of Defense.
But they can't find the money to lower premiums for Americans crushed by health care costs.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
But they can't find the money to lower premiums for Americans crushed by health care costs.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
www.cbo.gov
January 17, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Up to $125 million to rename the Department of Defense.
But they can't find the money to lower premiums for Americans crushed by health care costs.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
But they can't find the money to lower premiums for Americans crushed by health care costs.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
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Yuliia checks in from Ukraine, where attacks on the energy sector have left much of the region without power. Today marks our third day of serving hot stew at 40 locations. Some, like the one Yuliia is at, are Invincibility Stations—spaces for families to warm up, eat, and charge essential devices.
January 17, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Yuliia checks in from Ukraine, where attacks on the energy sector have left much of the region without power. Today marks our third day of serving hot stew at 40 locations. Some, like the one Yuliia is at, are Invincibility Stations—spaces for families to warm up, eat, and charge essential devices.
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For years, leaders at the state and national level have stood in rare bipartisan lockstep on two key issues: opposing offshore oil drilling in Florida and restoring the Everglades. But drilling threats have re-emerged. Read more from NPCA's Cara Capp: www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...
For the sake of Florida’s national parks, keep offshore drilling off the table | Opinion
The second Trump administration is proposing offshore oil drilling that could harm Everglades restoration efforts. | Opinion
www.miamiherald.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:36 PM
For years, leaders at the state and national level have stood in rare bipartisan lockstep on two key issues: opposing offshore oil drilling in Florida and restoring the Everglades. But drilling threats have re-emerged. Read more from NPCA's Cara Capp: www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...
Unilever/Magnum has been silencing Ben & Jerry’s when the brand has tried to speak out about social injustices & progressive values. It’s wrong.
Join me & sign Ben from Ben & Jerry's petition & be entered in a raffle to win a free pint of his pro-ceasefire sorbet! sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
Join me & sign Ben from Ben & Jerry's petition & be entered in a raffle to win a free pint of his pro-ceasefire sorbet! sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
Unilever: Stop silencing Ben & Jerry’s ice cream NOW!
Unilever/Magnum has been silencing Ben & Jerry’s when the brand has tried to speak out about social injustices & progressive values. It’s wrong.
Join me & sign Ben from Ben & Jerry's...
sign.moveon.org
January 17, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Unilever/Magnum has been silencing Ben & Jerry’s when the brand has tried to speak out about social injustices & progressive values. It’s wrong.
Join me & sign Ben from Ben & Jerry's petition & be entered in a raffle to win a free pint of his pro-ceasefire sorbet! sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
Join me & sign Ben from Ben & Jerry's petition & be entered in a raffle to win a free pint of his pro-ceasefire sorbet! sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
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Breaking: A congressional plan to overturn the 20-year mining ban near the BWCA emerges. This unprecedented step could trigger a fast-track congressional vote. We will keep you updated as we learn more:
www.savetheboundarywaters.org/new-congress...
www.savetheboundarywaters.org/new-congress...
New congressional plan to overturn Mining ban near Boundary Waters
www.savetheboundarywaters.org
January 8, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Breaking: A congressional plan to overturn the 20-year mining ban near the BWCA emerges. This unprecedented step could trigger a fast-track congressional vote. We will keep you updated as we learn more:
www.savetheboundarywaters.org/new-congress...
www.savetheboundarywaters.org/new-congress...
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🚨The Boundary Waters faces an urgent threat. 🚨
Congress is expected to vote NEXT WEEK on Rep. Stauber’s bill to overturn the 20-year mining ban that protects the Boundary Waters. Contact your representatives today and demand they VOTE NO on Joint Resolution 140.
savetheboundarywaters.org/actnow26
Congress is expected to vote NEXT WEEK on Rep. Stauber’s bill to overturn the 20-year mining ban that protects the Boundary Waters. Contact your representatives today and demand they VOTE NO on Joint Resolution 140.
savetheboundarywaters.org/actnow26
January 16, 2026 at 11:14 PM
🚨The Boundary Waters faces an urgent threat. 🚨
Congress is expected to vote NEXT WEEK on Rep. Stauber’s bill to overturn the 20-year mining ban that protects the Boundary Waters. Contact your representatives today and demand they VOTE NO on Joint Resolution 140.
savetheboundarywaters.org/actnow26
Congress is expected to vote NEXT WEEK on Rep. Stauber’s bill to overturn the 20-year mining ban that protects the Boundary Waters. Contact your representatives today and demand they VOTE NO on Joint Resolution 140.
savetheboundarywaters.org/actnow26