Sunday, June 18th

(Adapted from Jen Hofmann's Action Checklist for Americans of Conscience)

Good news

• France’s president offers American climate scientists 4-year resident grants to do research there.

• 13 states, 4 tribes, and lots of US cities commit to honoring the Paris Climate Accord.

• Breitbart advertisers dropped 90 percent from 242 in March to 26 in May.

• Coal use in the US is on the decline thanks to efficiency and natural gas-burning plants.

• The Ford Foundation launches a post-incarceration internship program.

• In Flint, MI, lead pipes to 1,300 homes have been replaced, with 6,000 pipes to go.

• Kansas’ trickle-down experiment fails as Republicans vote to raise taxes for schools. Yes: The GOP voted to raise taxes.

• New York will no longer prosecute 16- and 17-year-olds as adults.

• New York pension fund will back out of investments tied to private prisons.

• Illinois House and Senate pass automatic voter registration.

• Standing Rock Sioux receive $1M renewable energy grant and $250,000 Wallace prize.

• Kindness signs are popping up around McMinnville and Newberg, Oregon (Hat tip: @ResistinKristin). Photo by Karyn from Newberg.