Hello NCR readers!

Today, NCR launched our major climate change intiative, EarthBeat. You can read more about the project in the welcome message from NCR CEO/President Thomas C. Fox, linked below.

The first major story comes from longtime NCR staff writer Brian Roewe, who has been covering environment for most of his tenure at NCR. That story can be found below as well.

You can check out EarthBeat's homepage here.

Connections: Introducting EarthBeat, NCR's major climate change initiative that is meant to be a Catholic eco-crisis hub on our website.

Nick Venner, 18, is one of the plaintiffs in a groundbreaking lawsuit that argues that the U.S. government facilitated the growth of the fossil fuel industry and knew for decades about the potential climate fallout.

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