by Becca Edwards | Sep 29, 2023 | Blog, Civic Engagement, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Economic Justice, Government 101, Latest Posts, Legislative
In a webinar with White House staff this week, officials from the Biden administration presented an overview of what programs will be affected in the event the federal government, and in particular the US House of Representatives, is unable to reach an agreement on...
by Becca Edwards | Sep 25, 2023 | Blog, Climate Justice, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Education, Latest Posts, Texas Climate & Energy
Last night a frontal boundary combined with extremely hot temperatures and high humidity levels to spark a severe thunderstorm that brought widespread hail, wind, and extreme precipitation to much of the Austin metro area. Like many Central Texans, I was initially...
by Becca Edwards | Sep 15, 2023 | Blog, Climate Justice, Latest Posts, Texas Climate & Energy
On September 9th, I attended the “Climate Change: The Good, The Bad, and The Wicked” conference, held at Texas State University and organized by the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. The conference was headlined by keynote speaker Michael Mann, the...
by Bee Moorhead | Aug 31, 2023 | Climate Justice, Creation Care, Health, Latest Posts, Legislative, Texas Climate & Energy
This year, Texas is celebrating the 100th anniversary of our system of State Parks. To mark the centennial, Texans statewide will have the opportunity to vote on November 7th to support a Constitutional Amendment (Proposition 14) to create the Centennial Parks...
by Bee Moorhead | Aug 11, 2023 | Asylum, Faith Leader Statements, Global Climate Policy, Human Migration, Human Rights, Issues, Latest Posts
This week, the three ELCA Lutheran bishops of Texas issued a joint letter to Governor Abbott urging him to end Operation Lone Star. The letter was coordinated by the ELCA AMMPARO Program and Texas Impact. Read the letter...