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How You Can Help Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts

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Late at night on Sunday August 29th, Hurricane Ida made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The good news is that no matter how far you are from the areas hit by Hurricane Ida, you can still help those impacted by the storm. Find the Helpers. Learn more and donate here. You can donate here.

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3 Ways to Engage Community to Drive Climate Justice

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For example, one issue with access in a rural Mississippi town is that they don’t have high-speed internet access, and the state constantly cuts public school funding. At the same time, communities are facing acute climate issues in the here and now, such as losing their homes to a hurricane. says Jones.

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America’s roads, bridges, and drinking water just got a ‘C’ grade—but that’s actually an improvement

Fast Company Tech

Its especially critical that infrastructure can handle more extreme weather due to climate change, said Olson, noting hurricanes that devastated the East Coast and parts of Appalachia last year. Barges on the Mississippi River, for example, carry enormous amounts of coal, soybeans, corn and other raw materials to international markets.

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Trump’s anti-DEI push ends $75 million award to plant trees in places that need them

Fast Company Tech

Arthur Johnson has lived in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward for nearly three decades, long enough to appreciate the trees that filter pollution from the big ships traveling the nearby Mississippi River and that offer shade on sweltering summer days. The city has struggled ever since to restore its tree canopy.

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