In this issue: Saving the endangered golden-cheeked warbler, a civil rights win for Alabama residents, protecting climate forests from logging, and more.

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FROM THE FRONTLINES

Meet the Texas bird that is a xxxxxx for biodiversity

An attempt to strip Endangered Species Act protections for one bird in Texas could harm an entire ecosystem. Read more: [link removed]

Alabama residents win sewage settlement under civil rights law

A parasitic disease long thought eradicated in the US re-emerged in Lowndes County, AL, where basic sanitation remains unaffordable for many. Yet it was the Black homeowners who were penalized. Now, after a long legal battle, the people of Lowndes County are getting justice. Read more: [link removed]

How Asian American farmers shaped our cultural food landscape

Asian American farmers have a rich history of contribution to the U.S. food economy that dates back to the late 1800s. Despite this longstanding legacy, they are absent from many people’s perception of the country’s agricultural heartland. Read more: [link removed]

Now is the time to speak up for climate forests

America’s mature and old-growth forests — natural climate solutions that remove and store large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere — could win stronger protections if enough people weigh in to urge federal action. Read more: [link removed]

Meet the environmental attorney who wants to electrify everything on wheels

Earthjustice attorney, Adrian Martinez says incremental steps to tackle air pollution and climate change aren’t enough.
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HOW YOU CAN HELP

Protect climate forests from logging

The United States Forest Service (USFS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently released an inventory of mature and old-growth forests, a crucial first step in protecting these climate forests. We need to keep the pressure on and build broad support for a strong, long-lasting national rule that protects mature and old-growth trees across federal lands from logging.

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