🌎A Case For Climate Optimism

Welcome to the week.

We have the one and only Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on the pod this week to talk about her new book: What If We Get It Right? Visons of Climate Futures (out Sept 17th!). She is, as always, so brilliant and inspiring — listen here!

On to the news!

This week:

• 📮Electric mail trucks

• 🧠Mental health insurance

• 🍎School lunch fees

•  ⚡️Virtual power plant legislation for every state

• And more

Have a great week,

— Willow

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