Environment/Environmental Justice Stories
- Ohio reacts to Biden's investment targeting rural electrification President Joe Biden has announced a landmark $7.3 billion investment, the largest since the FDR New Deal, aimed at electrifying rural America. Funded by his Inflation Reduction Act, the initiative will bring significant changes to energy infrastructure across the country, benefiting farmers, businesses and communities waiting for […]
- Environmental racism threatens Hoosier communities A new report found Hoosier homeowners and renters face significant challenges from environmental hazards and climate change. "The State of Fair Housing in Indiana" report from the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana, highlighted a growing concern over environmental issues like air pollution, lead exposure and rising water levels, which […]
- A new roadmap for a clean energy that prioritizes PA union workers A new report is providing a roadmap for policymakers and industry leaders to shape the future of Pennsylvania's clean energy landscape. The findings from the new Union Energy coalition examine various programs to create high-quality union jobs in areas such as transportation, industry, […]
- Polis taps nation’s strongest water-quality protections for 15 CO rivers Nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court left key watersheds unprotected by the Clean Water Act, the Polis administration has designated new protections for some 385 miles across 15 rivers and streams in the Upper and Lower Colorado, Eagle, Yampa and Roaring Fork river […]
- Tractors, barns and solar panels: Renewables help reshape MN ag land use Minnesota has plenty of prime farmland, with some of it being converted in the transition to clean energy sources such as solar. The movement has sparked conversations about future land use in ag-heavy areas. The Clean Grid Alliance said Minnesota has 17 million […]
- Climate solutions for the future of coffee By Anne Connor for Civil Eats.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration There's not enough coffee in the world. In 2023, the world produced 3 percent less than it consumed. Growing consumer demand in Asia exacerbates the […]
- Climate activists along TX coast want LNG ban Climate and environmental activists along the Texas Coast are celebrating after receiving favorable news from an insurance company covering liquefied natural gas terminals. Melanie Oldham, director of the group Better Brazoria Clean Air and Water, said after a meeting with members of their front line community, Chubb […]
- Climate activists along TX coast want LNG ban Climate and environmental activists along the Texas Coast are celebrating after receiving favorable news from an insurance company covering liquefied natural gas terminals. Melanie Oldham, director of the group Better Brazoria Clean Air and Water, said after a meeting with members of their front line community, Chubb […]