Air Quality
Monday, March 17, 2025
Iowa slaughterhouse faces water pollution lawsuit
By Nina B. Elkadi for Sentient.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration In …
Monday, March 17, 2025
Nebraska meatpackers call on feds to deregulate industry
By Nina B. Elkadi for Sentient.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Nebraska News Connection reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service …
Monday, March 17, 2025
CA local leaders protest massive rollback of federal environmental protections
Local leaders in California are slamming the Trump administration's moves to gut dozens of environmental policies on climate change and pollution in l…
Friday, March 14, 2025
Religious leaders gather in TX to fight oil and gas subsidies
Forty religious leaders from different denominations gathered in Texas this week to call for an end to fossil-fuel subsidies and expansion of related …
Power of rural organizing reflected in SD carbon pipeline law
The future of a big carbon capture project in the Midwest was thrown off balance after a new South Dakota law was adopted. Rural property owners made …
Colorado forests emit more CO2 than they absorb due to insects, wildfire
Researchers at Colorado State University have found the state's nearly 23 million acres of forests are currently releasing more carbon dioxide into th…
With ozone season, bad air days to increase in NC
Bad air quality days are a heightened concern as ozone season begins in North Carolina. Ozone season in the state lasts from March through October…
OH Statehouse symposium to address oil, gas waste on rural roads
Concerns are growing in Ohio over the use of oil and gas waste for dust control on rural roads, a practice some environmental groups argued is …
Study: L.A.’s urban trees remove more C02 than expected
A new study shows trees in mid-city Los Angeles absorb up to 60% of carbon dioxide emissions during spring and summer when the trees are most active…
Why carbon offsets often don’t work, explained
By Seth Millstein for Sentient.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Kentucky News Connection reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collabo…
Ohio regional transit group plans shift to 'green' hydrogen for bus fleet
By Kathiann M. Kowalski for Canary Media.Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Ohio News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-…
Texans encouraged to 'decarbonize' buildings to fight climate change
School districts and county governments across Texas are being encouraged to consider building decarbonization to combat climate change. The process …