It’s hard to conceptualize how far into the future the climate crisis will reach, but in this week’s Climate Justice newsletter we try to look ahead. First, recent elections in India were impacted by a deadly heat wave; how might excessive heat affect elections around the globe? Next, nearly indestructible manmade chemicals are present in hundreds of consumer goods, our water, and our bodies, and pose a significant threat to our health. Then, rural Americans face repeated climate disasters, but have few outlets for mental health support. Finally, Black and Indigenous communities are financing community-based land and business ownership to regain control of land.