​Wednesday, April 22 is
Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary

We can’t march in the streets or hold public gatherings this year, so organizers are inviting us to participate online. Actions are global and local, and focus on climate action, science and education, people and communities, conservation and restoration, and dealing with plastic and pollution.
When the first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans — 10% of the U.S. population at the time — marched to protest environmental ignorance and demand better treatment of Mother Earth.. Now we have an opportunity to use our time in quarantine to find new ways to work for a healthier planet.
—Karen McCann
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More Air Pollution = More COVID-19 Fatalities
In case you don’t have enough to worry about, a new Harvard study shows that even tiny increases in air pollution mean coronavirus gets more deadly. For instance, just one more microgram of particulate matter PM 2.5 per cubic meter of air could boost death rates by 15%.
The good news? Seville’s air quality has dropped from moderate to good in recent weeks. The bad? That improvement will likely disappear when we all go back to work.
Many are viewing the coronavirus as a message from Mother Earth that she’s through taking our abuse. Instead of listening to her, or to scientists, the White House is using the pandemic to weaken environmental regulations. They insist the pandemic a separate issue, when in fact it is a very large canary in the global coal mine.
—Karen McCann