Environment/Environmental Justice Stories
- 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-Public News Service Collaboration When Lois Brink’s kids were in elementary school, she remembers being struck by how uninviting their schoolyard was. She described it as “scorched earth” — […]
- 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-Public News Service Collaboration When Lois Brink’s kids were in elementary school, she remembers being struck by how uninviting their schoolyard was. She described it as “scorched earth” — […]
- Thousands of clean air school buses in CA hit the road this semester By Hannah Wallace for Reasons to be Cheerful.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration Across the country, fall is synonymous with the new school year: sharpened pencils, new bento-style lunch boxes […]
- Conservationists reframe the 'big, bad wolf' narrative From Little Red Riding Hood to the Halloween thriller "Wolf Man," stories often paint wolves as scary creatures but conservationists argued it is the wrong view. Most gray wolves across the contiguous U.S. are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. …(Read More)
- 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 New Mexico, is getting a second look from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Jill Naamane, financial markets and community investment director for the GAO, said there are grant […]
- Survey: Majority of Floridians support candidates who back climate action According to a Florida Atlantic University survey, most Floridians prefer political candidates who support action on climate change. The poll, conducted before hurricanes Helene and Milton made landfall, found 52% of respondents favored candidates with a climate-focused record. The Invading Sea Florida Climate Survey also […]
- 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 levels are at 70 parts per billion with more than 14,000 homes containing lead pipes. Erik D. …(Read More)
- A solar transformation for Moloka'i By Naoki Nitta for Grist.Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi for Hawaii News Service reporting for the Grist-Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration Like many homesteaders on the island of Molokaʻi, Kailana Place grew up off-grid, on 40 acres of family land designated for Native Hawaiians. Living in repurposed school buses […]