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<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.5em;color:#000000">Thankfully, federal lawmakers <i>finally</i> took action on climate by passing the Inflation Reduction Act, but we need them and our state lawmakers to do even more to help communities become more resilient to the impacts of global warming... we need your continued support to do just that.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.5em;color:#000000">As the world warms, people across the globe will continue to face daunting new challenges, on a scale never experienced by modern humanity. <strong>Worsening droughts, for instance, will lead to crop failure, making access to corn, wheat, and other staples less stable, which in turn will lead to higher costs and food shortages, disproportionately impacting people already living in poverty.</strong><sup>2</sup></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.5em;color:#000000">UCS is already working to put science and people at the forefront of federal policies that can protect our food and farms. The Federal Farm Bill is <i>the</i> major piece of legislation in this country that shapes our food and agriculture system. <strong>The bill is up for renewal next year, and we must ensure that lawmakers let science drive solutions to reduce carbon emissions, buffer farmland from floods and drought, protect farm workers from extreme heat, and stop Big Food corporations from perpetuating unfair and unsustainable practices.</strong></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.5em;color:#000000">This is about more than just food prices. This is about the health and wellbeing of our communities—especially people of color and those living in extreme poverty, who are most at risk if lawmakers don't prioritize equitable and just food and climate policies.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.5em;color:#000000"><strong>We need your support to reduce the threat of climate change. UCS members make our science-based advocacy possible. Strengthen our fight today.</strong><br>
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<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.5em;color:#000000">Sincerely,</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.5em;color:#000000">Karla Capers<br>
Director of Engagement<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.5em;color:#000000"><strong><span style="font-size:14px">1. <a href="https://click.everyaction.com/k/51201840/368611103/1013532255?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9VQ1MvVUNTLzEvNTgwOTciLA0KICAiRGlzdHJpYnV0aW9uVW5pcXVlSWQiOiAiNzQ5ZDBhODAtNWEzYi1lZDExLWEyN2MtMjgxODc4YjgzZDhhIiwNCiAgIkVtYWlsQWRkcmVzcyI6ICJzdGFyYmxpc3NAZ21haWwuY29tIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=eu7b_DKDLqeQaQ3DK05IdU-8GtlE8WqTEApu7Sgf-2o=&emci=e51d33d2-3e38-ed11-ae83-281878b83d8a&emdi=749d0a80-5a3b-ed11-a27c-281878b83d8a&ceid=2166287" target="_blank"><span style="color:#204f91">https://blog.ucsusa.org/juan-declet-barreto/four-months-into-danger-season-heres-the-tally-of-extreme-heat-floods-fire-weather-events/</span> </a><br>
2. <a href="https://click.everyaction.com/k/51201841/368611104/-450163464?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9VQ1MvVUNTLzEvNTgwOTciLA0KICAiRGlzdHJpYnV0aW9uVW5pcXVlSWQiOiAiNzQ5ZDBhODAtNWEzYi1lZDExLWEyN2MtMjgxODc4YjgzZDhhIiwNCiAgIkVtYWlsQWRkcmVzcyI6ICJzdGFyYmxpc3NAZ21haWwuY29tIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=eu7b_DKDLqeQaQ3DK05IdU-8GtlE8WqTEApu7Sgf-2o=&emci=e51d33d2-3e38-ed11-ae83-281878b83d8a&emdi=749d0a80-5a3b-ed11-a27c-281878b83d8a&ceid=2166287" target="_blank"><span style="color:#204f91">https://drought.ca.gov/media/2022/05/External-CA-Drought-Weekly-Update-05232022.pdf </span> </a><br>
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