Environmental Justice
Friday, October 25, 2024
Helene's lingering impact: Voting challenges for Black communities
By Angela Dennis and Adam Mahoney for Capital B News.Broadcast version by Shanteya Hudson for North Carolina News Service reporting for the Rural News…
How greener schoolyards benefit Colorado kids, communities
By Claire Elise Thompson for Grist.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Colorado News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Publi…
NM's colonias need oversight to improve water, wastewater systems
Federal funding for infrastructure improvements in colonias, predominately rural, Hispanic communities near the U.S.-Mexico border, including 150 in …
Experts: Syracuse water contains dangerously high lead levels
New data show lead levels in Syracuse's drinking water are higher than those in Flint, Michigan, and Newark, New Jersey. The city's tests show lead …
Researchers turn to MO churches to study air quality
By Rebecca Randall for Sojourners.Broadcast version by Chrystal Blair for Missouri News Service for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Servi…
Rural community seeks to benefit from lithium boom
Local groups in the Imperial Valley are working to make sure the coming boom in lithium extraction will benefit the community, as well as the …
More WI resumes could soon include climate work history
Federal data show health care and technology-related jobs are still in high demand but a career in clean energy is now at the top of the list, too…
NM news org identifies impacts of 'Project 2025' on state residents
A New Mexico nonprofit news organization wants voters to know what is included in "Project 2025" and how it could potentially change the course of the…
Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates, preserves Colorado's great outdoors
Communities in Colorado and across the U.S. are making time to connect with nature during Hispanic Heritage Month. Hilda Berganza, climate manager …
Latino voters in AR call on Congress to clean up Mississippi River
Some Latinos in Arkansas were among 400 residents across 10 states polled about the health of the Mississippi River. Both registered Republicans and …
Duke Energy's proposed rate hike, profits under fire
Duke Energy is facing criticism over its proposed rate hikes of up to 16%, while delaying the retirement of its coal-fired power plants in Indiana…
Solar power drives change in Ohio’s disadvantaged areas
Ohio's most vulnerable communities are set to benefit from more than $312 million in federal funding aimed at reducing energy costs and promoting envi…