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April 22, 2024 at 10:58 PM

An Earth Day Poem by William Blake: “The Clod and the Pebble” (1794)

In this little poem, Blake describes the Clod as yielding and loving — creating heaven on earth. An Earth Day Poem by William Blake: “The Clod and the Pebble” (1794)    In this little poem, Blake describes the Clod as yielding and loving — creatingheaven on earth. The Pebble is hard and selfish — …

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April 17, 2024 at 9:21 PM

A2 Activist Tells Her Neighbors: “You Are Your Environment!”

The mission to clean up the South River became even more challenging for SRWA when another issue arose, one that has gotten national and even international attention: a controversial police and fire training complex officially known as the Atlanta Training Facility but dubbed Cop City by its opponen…

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March 21, 2024 at 6:15 PM

A2 Members Get Organized in New Orleans

This was the first training ACORN would be conducting with Anthropocene Alliance. We planned six of them in 2024 to introduce A2 members from the Gulf Coast, East Coast and Great Lakes regions to the basics of community organizing. The A2 Times A2 Members Get Organized in New Orleans  by Stewart Si…

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March 12, 2024 at 3:03 PM

EXTRA! Join us on Wednesday to learn about Joe Biden’s environmental justice agenda

On Wednesday, March 13th, Dr. Rebecca Stanfield McCown, Deputy Director for Environmental Justice at the White House will present the administration's plans moving forward. The A2 Times EXTRA! Join us this Wednesday, direct from the White House, to learn about progress on President Biden’s environme…

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March 11, 2024 at 2:15 PM

EXTRA! Join us on Wednesday to learn about Joe Biden’s environmental plans for a second term

On Wednesday, March 13th, Dr. Rebecca Stanfield McCown, Deputy Director for Environmental Justice at the White House will present the administration's plans moving forward. The A2 Times EXTRA! Join us this Wednesday, direct from the White House, to learn about Joe Biden’s environmental plans for a s…

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February 29, 2024 at 7:43 PM

How a Georgia Woman Waded Through Bureaucracy to Help Her Flooded Town

Jacqueline “Jackie” Jones quickly found herself thrust into the position of environmental activist when the role practically washed up on her doorstep – or rather, up to her windowsills – with flooding that inundated her property. The A2 Times How a Georgia Woman Waded Through Bureaucracy to Help He…

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February 12, 2024 at 6:01 PM

In South Dakota’s Black Hills, A Lithium Boom Promises More of the Same from Mining Industry

South Dakota’s Black Hills are no stranger to mining. The hills — sacred land to the Lakota — have long been exploited for gold and uranium deposits, the lands scarred and rivers polluted in the process. The A2 Times In South Dakota’s Black Hills, A Lithium Boom Promises More of the Same from Mining…

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January 17, 2024 at 10:10 PM

Activists Gather to Demand the “Dirty South” Clean Up Its Act on the Environment

Activists from A2 member organizations recently gathered with other environmental advocates in Washington, D.C., to “talk dirty” about pollution and viable solutions in the American South. The A2 Times A2 Activists Gather to Demand the “Dirty South” Clean Up Its Act  by Dorothy Terry  Panelists Mar…

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December 19, 2023 at 2:07 PM

A2 closes year with $4.7 million in funding for members!

We’re thrilled to wrap up 2023 with news that 29 members of Anthropocene Alliance were successful in individual and group applications for funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation! The A2 Times A2 closes year with $4.7 million in funding for members!   by Stewart Sinclair  Harriet Fes…

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October 11, 2023 at 10:40 PM

A2 Represented at First-Ever White House Summit on Climate Resilience

The White House hosted its first-ever Summit on Building Climate Resilient Communities, and Anthropocene Alliance was there! The A2 Times A2 Represented at First-Ever White House Summit on Climate Resilience   by Dorothy Terry  Participants at White House climate summit. Please note A2’s Dorothy Ter…

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July 28, 2023 at 2:04 PM

Global Warming Hits Home – A2 Members Cope and Resist

Global warming continues to accelerate, just as climate scientists predicted it would. During the two weeks following July 4th, the entire planet was hotter than it’s been in about 125,000 years. The A2 Times Global Warming Hits Home – A2 Members Cope and Resist   by Stephen F. Eisenman      Para es…

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July 12, 2023 at 5:52 PM

Talking Environmental Justice with Tennessee Legislator Justin J. Pearson

We caught up with Justin on May 24 to talk about his work in Tennessee and the struggle for environmental justice across the country and the world. Here’s an excerpt from our conversation.The A2 Times Talking Environmental Justice with Tennessee Legislator Justin J. Pearson  by Greg M. Schwartz  Ten…

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June 5, 2023 at 12:43 PM

Communities Rise Up to Resist Becoming “Sacrifice Zones”

The following is a special edition of our Newsletter written by Greg Schwartz in response to a NYTimes frontpage story titled “Living and Breathing on the Frontline of a Toxic Chemical Zone.” Communities Rise Up to Resist Becoming “Sacrifice Zones”  by Greg M. Schwartz Chevron LNG processing facili…

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May 15, 2023 at 12:35 PM

Call to Mitigate Flooding by Banning “Fill and Build” Construction Picks Up Steam

A national campaign to ban what’s known as “fill and build” real estate development is picking up steam, with Anthropocene Alliance partnering with a coalition of allies to raise awareness about the dangers of the controversial construction practice Call to Mitigate Flooding by Banning “Fill and Bu…

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April 20, 2023 at 1:43 PM

Warehouse Pits Locals Against Developers. At Stake is the South Tacoma Aquifer

Bridge Industrial out of Chicago wants to convert 150 acres of former railroad land that is now an EPA Brownfields site into a mega warehouse complex. Warehouse Pits Locals Against Developers. At Stake is the South Tacoma Aquifer.  by Greg M. Schwartz Para español, por favor inicie aquí.  Opposing …

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March 28, 2023 at 4:38 PM

That Sound You Hear isn’t Dripping Oil, it’s a Ticking Time-Bomb

Oil and gas pipelines continue to leak toxic contamination that threatens communities across the country. The leak of nearly 600,000 gallons of oil from TC Energy’s Keystone pipeline into a creek in Kansas on December 8 is just the latest example of a long string of such environmental disasters. T…

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January 25, 2023 at 9:13 PM

Gulfport Mississippi Group Looking for Justice

Gulfport activists have taken their struggle for environmental justice to the national level, naming the U.S. Department of Transportation and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg as defendants in a landmark lawsuit intended to halt a potentially disastrous road expansion project. Gulfport M…

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January 3, 2023 at 9:38 PM

A Year of Support for Frontline Communities

It wasn’t just because of the big increase in federal funding, but because so many people in the government and nonprofit sectors worked hard to direct the new money to communities who need it most. A Year of Support for Frontline Communities  by Harriet Festing  Terri Straka’s family, Sophia Raym…

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December 22, 2022 at 8:10 PM

Season's Greetings from Anthropocene Alliance

Wishing you... We at Anthropocene Alliance wish everyone – adults and children, humans and animals – the warmest greetings of the season. Have a merry Christmas, good solstice, happy Hanukkah, kind Kwanzaa, and a glad New Year. Eric Gill, Noel, 1916 With love from: Harriet + Stephen, Greg S, Greg …

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December 21, 2022 at 4:46 PM

Will Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Become the Next Fukushima?

This story addresses a paradigmatic failure – the decision to recommission a shuttered nuclear power plant in central California Will Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Become the Next Fukushima?   by Greg M. Schwartz Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant near San Luis Obispo. Photo by Lionel Hahn, REU…

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September 27, 2022 at 1:33 PM

Island-Wide Blackout Confirms the Failure of LUMA, the Newly Privatized Electric Utility in Puerto Rico

More than a week after a hurricane hit the American territory of Puerto Rico, 750,000 customers are still lacking service. The reason is not only the wind and rain: though it packed a lot of precipitation, Fiona was a relatively weak, Category One storm. The primary culprit is the island’s system o…

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August 7, 2022 at 11:21 PM

End-Times: a Visit to Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana

I left Thibodaux, Louisiana at 9 a.m. on July 27, 2022. An hour later, I arrived at Isle de Jean Charles where I had a vision of the world a hundred years in the future. End-Times: a Visit to Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana  by Stephen F. Eisenman  Isle de Jean Charles, Terrebonne Parish, Louisian…

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July 21, 2022 at 5:30 PM

Joe Manchin as Alibi

Certain things we can stipulate: 1) That the senator from West Virginia is corrupt and a liar. He makes no bones about voting to support the industry that gave him his fortune; and he has broken multiple promises to his colleagues that he would, in the end, support Biden’s signature initiative, Bui…

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June 27, 2022 at 8:01 PM

The Supreme Court’s War on Justice

The decision last Friday by the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse Roe v. Wade is a serious setback for human rights and the rule of law. The Supreme Court's War on Justice  by Stephen F. Eisenman Sue Coe, Abort the Court, 2022. (Courtesy the artist.) The decision last Friday by the U.S. Supreme Court t…

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May 31, 2022 at 12:21 PM

Community Leaders Extend a Lifeline

"When disaster hits,” said Mutual Aid committee member Darshan Elena Campos, director of Somos Semillas Antillanas in Puerto Rico, “solidarity becomes a moment-to-moment practice for survival. Mutual aid groups empower residents by giving them quick access to money and basic resources such as food,…

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April 6, 2022 at 1:23 PM

An Accidental Activist in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward

“When Katrina made landfall, we were lucky. We’d safely evacuated to Houston,” Campbell said. “But afterwards, we had no idea how or when to go home. No one knew what was going on. At that moment, everything changed for me. There was a need, and I knew I could make a difference. I just went at it f…

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March 15, 2022 at 12:25 PM

For Many in Harm’s Way, the Costs of Relocation Are Too Great

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2021 was one of the most destructive and expensive years in American history. The total cost in dollars was some $145 billion. For Many in Harm’s Way, the Costs of Relocation Are Too Great  Story by Kerri McLeanPhotos by Ludwig Medin…

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January 22, 2022 at 1:15 PM

How to end the party? (Art inside)

This special issue of the Anthropocene Alliance Newsletter is dedicated to a single artwork by Sue Coe. Sue has been a good friend of Anthropocene Alliance from the beginning, offering advice and moral support when we first launched, and providing artworks to illustrate some of our blogs …

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December 29, 2021 at 1:29 PM

A New Initiative Helps Flooded Communities Get Federal Aid

The following story follows up on our broader study of environmental injustice in Port Arthur, written by Anthropocene Alliance co-founder, Dr. Stephen F. Eisenman.     A New Initiative Helps Flooded Communities Get Federal Aid     Story by Kerr…

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November 30, 2021 at 11:17 PM

Who your money helps

Giving Tuesday 2021 appeal #2 - sent 12/2/21     We are Anthropocene Alliance… Here's who your money helps…   Please watch our one-minute video. And donate here.         …

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November 30, 2021 at 1:08 PM

Without your support...

Giving Tuesday 2021 appeal     Without your support… Tar Creek, Miami, OK, May. 2021. The creek was named one of “America’s Most Endangered Rivers.”   LEAD Agency, an A2 member, is fighting to save it. Photograph: Todd Stewart   …

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November 16, 2021 at 3:47 PM

“Don’t Tell Me, Tell FEMA!”

    “Tell FEMA!” Story by Kerri McLean Photographs by Terri Straka The following story is about home buyouts and climate migration in one South Carolina community. For more on this, please see our statement, “The Great American Climate Mig…

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October 28, 2021 at 4:57 PM

A River with Rights

“The town forgot they had a creek. We brought it to life for them and now people are energized.”     A River with Rights Story by Kerri McLean Photographs by Todd Stewart This edition of Anthropocene Alliance Newsletter…

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August 30, 2021 at 9:02 PM

Press release: “The Great American Climate Migration”

Press release: “The Great American Climate Migration”  Grassroots, environmental leaders issue first ever proclamation of principles“Hurricane Ida and future climate change disasters,” says Anthropocene Alliance Director Harriet Festing. “will force a resettlement larger than any seen before in the …

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May 12, 2021 at 1:49 PM

Grants and technical assistance - climate/environmental justice

Dear Friends,Anthropocene Alliance provides grants and technical assistance to frontline, community-based, groups impacted by climate change and environmental abuse.  We support everyone, but our priority is low-income, Black, Latinx and Native American communities. If you are a grassroots group, co…

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December 11, 2020 at 3:04 PM

$1.3m to frontline communities

$1.3m to frontline communities You helped us. $1.3m to frontline communities Anthropocene Alliance — December 10, 2020 “We are working people, we can’t afford to be flooded over and over.” Terri Straka, Rosewood Strong, South Carolina. Photo cred $1.…

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October 5, 2020 at 10:09 PM

Tropical Storms Gather

Tropical Storms Gather as Higher Ground is awarded Tropical Storms Gather as Higher Ground is Awarded $500,000 to Support Resilience Anthropocene Alliance - October 5, 2020 Higher Ground leader, Hilton Kelley of Community In-Power and Development Asso …

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May 19, 2020 at 5:00 PM

WE DON’T WANT YOUR MONEY

WE DON’T WANT YOUR MONEY WE DON’T WANT YOUR MONEY* Members of A Community Voice, New Orleans, LA. We skipped Giving Tuesday because we didn’t want to deflect even a nickel from organizations fighting hunger and homelessness c WE DON’T WANT YOUR MONEY…

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April 23, 2020 at 6:51 PM

Higher Ground Celebrates Members on Earth Day 2020

Higher Ground Celebrates Members on Earth Day 2020 Our Earth Day champions Higher Ground Celebrates Members on Earth Day 2020 Anthropocene Alliance — April 23, 2020 Members of Floodlothian, Midlothian, IL. Photo credit: Helen Lekavich We are so proud to see Helen Lekavich, l …

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March 31, 2020 at 6:11 PM

How to (really) help.

How to (really) help. Climate justice in frontline communities Dear Friends, We know your concerns are most of all directed right now to the health of your family, friends, neighbors and the heroic frontline workers -- doctors, nurses, police, stockers and store …

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February 24, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Ban “Fill and Build”

Ban “Fill and Build” Save our communities Save Our Communities: Ban “Fill and Build” Harriet Festing — February 24, 2020 A fill and build development in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Fill and build is the widespread practice of clearing a flood-prone Save Ou…

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January 16, 2020 at 3:20 PM

Disaster Plan for the Anthropocene

Disaster Plan for the Anthropocene View this email in your browser Current Legislative Plans for Reforming Disaster Relief Are Bad… So, We Wrote Our Own! Many Republican elected officials deny there is…

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January 6, 2020 at 3:24 PM

Thank you notes

Thank you notes Everybody loves them 💛 View this email in your browser Everybody loves thank you notes!   This morning we received a gracious thank you letter (see below) from Rebecca Jim, Executive Di…

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December 29, 2019 at 9:31 PM

With your support

With your support Because of environmental injustices View this email in your browser Dear Friends, I write to ask for your support. Last August, Katherine Egland from Gulfport, Mississippi contacted…

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December 2, 2019 at 3:55 PM

Greetings from our new headquarters

Greetings from our new headquarters Please be generous View this email in your browser   Dear Friends, Very best holiday greetings! We hope you are warm and safe and not too inconvenienced by the wint…

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September 18, 2019 at 1:54 PM

Seizing the Initiative!

Seizing the Initiative! We're everywhere! (See our pix.) View this email in your browser Seizing the Initiative! Despite dismissals by the U.S. president and conservative news media, the acute danger o…

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