08/21/2025
Beloveds,
I am so proud of our comprehensive work on climate justice as a faith. Through the teachings of the UU Climate Justice Revival, the commitments of Green Sanctuary 2030, and the theological inheritance we hold dear, we are reminded to act with courage in the face of threats to our collective future. Together, we are called to congregational transformation, community resilience, justice, and mitigation of environmental harms. We are reminded that we are not only part of the interdependent web of all existence, but accountable to it. Through that accountability, we must once again bear witness to our deepest values in the public square.
Today, I urge all who care about our planet and its people to weigh in against the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule to rescind its own foundational 2009 Endangerment finding. This proposal would dismantle the very legal framework that allows the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and respond meaningfully to the climate crisis.
Communities who are the least responsible for climate disruption are hurt first and worst by climate change. We know that repealing greenhouse gas emission standards will increase the danger to these and all of our communities. At a time when the world urgently needs bold action, abandoning government responsibility to protect the American people from these harms is a moral failing that would lock us into years of inaction and put all of our communities at greater risk of devastating weather events and climate-forced displacement.
Alongside our Side With Love Organizing Strategy Team, I call on all people of faith and conscience to register your opposition to rescinding the foundation for federal climate action. The public comment process is open now and the need is both immediate and urgent. Together, we can halt this destructive rule before it takes effect. The stakes could not be higher: the lives of our neighbors, the health of our planet, and the possibility of a livable future all depend on our collective action today.
Follow this link to find out more details about how to participate right now in this vital work:
https://sidewithlove.org/endangerment-finding
