Brian Roewe

Dejah Powell radiates passion when she speaks about the Sunrise Movement and the work she and other young people are doing to press for action on climate change and fight for a Green New Deal.

After the pandemic prevented last year's conference, Loyola Chicago's School of Environmental Sustainability returned with a virtual meeting this year on the theme of "Accompanying Youth to a Hope-filled Future."

Deb Haaland is set to become the first Native American to serve in the Cabinet when she is sworn in March 17 as the secretary of the interior, custodian of the nation's 500 million acres of public lands.

On Thursday faith groups called for governments and financial institutions to take 10 specific steps to accelerate action on climate change. More than 400 events were held in 42 countries as part of the multifaith day of action.

The pandemic strained complex food supply systems in the U.S. and around the world. Experts say the pandemic has offered a glimpse of food supply problems that can be expected as global temperatures continue to rise.

In an interreligious dialogue on Feb. 23 with Rabbi David Rosen and Imam Saffet Abid Catovic, Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich said, "It is really up to us to challenge how so many believing people, faith-filled people, have bought into a libertarian notion of the world and the economy as something that we are to dominate for our own profit."

Where science and economics have come up short in compelling action, the Rev. Jim Antal said March 2 that religion can offer the inspiration needed for wider swaths of society to address the challenge of climate change.

The mobilization effort will focus on four main areas: advocacy, community resilience, education and ecological spirituality. The hope is that young Catholics will mold the program to support what they want to do to further environmental stewardship.

For more than 30 years, Hazel Johnson worked to clean up her corner of Chicago's southeast side. Ten years after her death in January 2011, Johnson's contributions to environmental justice continue to resonate — at a time when the movement has reached new heights around the country and in the White House.

The Adorers of the Blood of Christ, who tried to stop a natural gas pipeline from crossing their land by building a chapel, are now seeking damages in court from the energy company that constructed it.

Faith leaders described the struggles facing Texans because of the freeze: Temperatures in homes hovering at 30 degrees. Elderly people unable to use dialysis machines. A 76-year-old sleeping in her car for warmth.

Fr. Emmet Farrell developed daily Lenten reflections to help Catholics better understand climate change as one of the world's most pressing moral issues. EarthBeat will publish them three days a week.

Native tribes and faith leaders are together calling on President Joe Biden to intervene in the ongoing construction of Enbridge Energy's long-contested Line 3 pipeline in northern Minnesota.

How are Catholics and other faith communities addressing issues related to climate change and environmental justice? The annual Catholic Social Ministry Gathering shared some answers, countering with the Gospel the "doom-and-gloom" narrative that often frames the issues.

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church raised $5,000 to plant the trees in Kenya, as part of a continuing commitment to environmental stewardship and a newfound fellowship in faith with farmers an ocean away.

In three sweeping executive actions, President Joe Biden set in motion his ambitious climate agenda, directing the federal government to freeze new public oil and natural gas leases, make climate a national security priority and embed environmental justice throughout the executive branch.

A new pastoral guidebook provides a roadmap for pastors, parishes and dioceses to ingrain Pope Francis' encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," into their liturgies and the life of their church.

After being sworn in, President Joe Biden signed the instrument for the U.S. to reenter the Paris Agreement. He signed an executive order that revokes the presidential permit for building the Keystone XL pipeline and directs reviews of environment-related executive actions taken by the Trump administration.

Joe Biden's Cabinet has embedded backgrounds in environmental issues throughout its ranks. Faith-based organizations say these prior records raise optimism about the federal response to climate change.

In the U.S., 2021 will mean a new president making up for four years of environmental deregulation under Trump. Globally, it means making up for missed Paris Agreement deadlines delayed by the pandemic.