Religion, Faith and Spirituality

NPS Fee-Free Calendar Drops MLK Day, Juneteenth And Adds Trump's Birthday

"The Trump administration has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from next year's calendar of entrance fee-free days for national parks and added President Trump's birthday to the list, according to the National Park Service, as the administration continues to push back against a reckoning of the country's racist history on federal lands."

Source: NPR, 12/09/2025

From Words to Frames — Writer Learns To Wield Power of Visual Storytelling

When writer Gulnaz Khan saw how global warming drove both natural loss and spiritual breaks for surrounding human communities, it started her on a PBS documentary series exploring sacred sites around the world threatened by climate change. But she also undertook another odyssey, one from writer to visual storyteller. What she learned on her journey from text to screen, in the new EJ InSight column.

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"Trump Fracking Plan for Chaco Park Site Stokes Tribal Conflicts"

"The Trump administration’s expected rollback of an oil and gas drilling ban around New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon is pitting tribes and environmental groups against each other as they prepare for possible legal challenges."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 11/18/2025

Women In Mexico Protect Ancient Aztec Farms And Save A Vanishing Ecosystem

"Jasmín Ordóñez looks out from a wooden boat at the water as she crosses a narrow channel that connects a labyrinth of chinampas, island farms that were built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago."

Source: AP, 10/09/2025

"The Scientists Making the Case for Nature’s Rights"

"A growing number of scientists are backing laws recognizing that nature has inherent rights and intrinsic value. A group of wetlands scientists wants the critical ecosystems they study to be next."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/06/2025

Pope Leo Decries Climate Skeptics As He Embraces Francis' Green Legacy

"Pope Leo XIV took aim Wednesday at skeptics who “ridicule those who speak of global warming,” as he strongly embraced Pope Francis’ environmental legacy and made it his own in some of his strongest and most extensive comments to date."

Source: AP, 10/02/2025

‘They’re Small but They’re Mighty’: the Wisconsin Sisters Healing the Land

"The women of Holy Wisdom Monastery have restored 170 acres of native prairie and oak savanna. “Humans need creation to find ourselves,” one said."

Source: NYTimes, 09/25/2025

Solar Evangelists: Houses of Worship Could Help Fuel the Energy Transition

"Some faith-based nonprofits are helping congregations fund energy alternatives, an effort that complements a national Sun Day event this weekend to promote solar use."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/17/2025

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