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At Catholic climate conference, Paris Agreement architect challenges US church to commit to net-zero emissions
… exposes millions fewer people to dangerous climate impacts like far more devastating droughts, wildfires, floods and extreme storms. To meet that target, scientists have stated global …
Jun 16, 2023
Editorial: Air quality is a justice issue — and not just when it hurts NYC
… is wrong. Hazardous air quality — caused on the East Coast that week by unseasonably severe wildfires in Canada — is something Catholics must care about year round, not just when it affects … that plagued New York in early June wasn't directly from burning fossil fuels, it came from wildfires. And science now confirms that the more intensely hot, dry and windy conditions that …
Jun 15, 2023
Priest joins tireless efforts to quell Canadian wildfires
… Quinton Amundson … OSV News … While Canada is fighting wildfires from western Alberta province to eastern Nova Scotia, at least one priest is on the … 28, according to the BBC. Justin Trudeau, Canadian prime minister, tweeted May 29 that "the wildfire situation in Nova Scotia is incredibly serious," adding that he is "keeping everyone …
May 30, 2023
Dust to dust? New Mexicans fight to save old adobe churches
… belongs." Each mission church is devoted to a particular saint. When New Mexico's largest wildfire last spring charred forests less than 100 yards from San José church, and Trujillo was …
May 9, 2023
Sacramento parish goes solar, helps spark diocesewide movement to care for creation
… issues, especially as the impacts of climate change — including heat, drought and wildfires — have become more stark throughout the Golden State. The idea of bringing solar power …
Apr 22, 2023
Ahead of Earth Day, 31 faith organizations divest from fossil fuels
… of destruction to communities and ecosystems from stronger storms, more frequent flooding and wildfires, and longer droughts and heatwaves. Meanwhile, fossil fuel companies and governments, …
Apr 20, 2023
At Gonzaga, Cardinal Czerny calls universities to action on climate
… the whole world is facing now from climate-related disasters, like record-breaking heat and wildfires that have struck the Pacific Northwest in recent years, along with hurricanes, floods …
Mar 11, 2023
Lula brings new environmental hope to Catholics in Brazil, but challenges remain
… safe in their territories," she described. Such segments are also important to combat natural wildfires, given that they usually have their own fire squads and know how to prevent flames from … must strengthen such popular fire squads and also establish a system to investigate criminal wildfires," she added. Bishop Vicente Ferreira, the secretary of the Bishops' Conference's …
Feb 9, 2023
In 'To the End,' four women of color fight to preserve our planet
… point of view of passengers inside a car trying to find their way out of a massive California wildfire. For as far as the eye can see, it's as if the sky and ground have merged into a wall … those fires because they have become the norm across the globe during the summers. In 2022, wildfires consumed about 362,000 acres of California forest, the equivalent of around 724 … plead to be let out of their cars as the temperature rose and smoke became unbearable due to a wildfire. "Why would they even let the train travel?" asked an anguished passenger on Spanish …
Jan 27, 2023
Faith groups, environmental justice advocates urge EPA to go further in new soot pollution rules
… pollution, 14.1 million were people of color. The disparity is also seen geographically, as wildfires and extreme heat driven by climate change have put millions of people in western states … Pittsburgh, each rank in the top-20 for worst year-round particle pollution. Out west, massive wildfires have contributed to poor air quality in recent years. That is expected to worsen as …
Jan 17, 2023
Catholic agencies in California organize outreach, relief for storm victims amid historic rainfall
… and other items to local emergency shelters. Years of disasters in the region, especially wildfires, have given Catholic Charities and other nonprofits critical experience in emergencies. …
Jan 13, 2023