by Joe Czap | Dec 4, 2019 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, TXIPL Website
Day 2 at COP25 began with a plenary session giving an overview of the theme of the day – EarthDay. This was a session very heavily influenced by scientific data. The first part was a presentation of the State of the Earth from the World Meteorological Organization. ...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 3, 2019 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy
At COP, there are enough official activities and side events to fill someone’s schedule at least five times over, and that doesn’t include all the time it takes to walk around the venue getting from event to event, running to the bathroom, grabbing a bite to eat. So...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 2, 2019 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Human Migration, Human Rights
The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, ActionAid International, Coastal Association for Social Transformation Trust (COAST Trust), and the Federation of American Women’s Clubs Overseas (FAWCO) hosted a side event to discuss the current realities of climate migration and how we...
by Sarah Cruz | Nov 23, 2019 | Economic Justice
The population of the U.S. is aging and as each individual grows they deserve to live a long, healthy life; creating the environments and opportunities that allow them to do what they value and what makes them happy. 1 But part of being healthy and creating that...
by Sarah Cruz | Nov 15, 2019 | Economic Justice
Following childbirth, it is common to experience fatigue and discomfort—but for some new moms, complications can be more severe. New moms can lack the information they would need to differentiate between a normal recovery and a cause for concern, and even when they do...
by Joshua Houston | Nov 15, 2019 | Human Rights, Religious Freedom
Texas Impact and the Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy have joined with other religious organizations to file an amicus brief in Espinoza v. Montana urging the U.S Supreme Court to reaffirm traditional American religious liberty. For many religious traditions,...
