"Coal Dust Is Blowin’ in the Wind"
"That black stuff spilling off railcars is a threat to public health and waterways across the United States".
Source: Sierra, 09/28/2023
Environmental Justice
WA Prisoners Struggle With Wildfire Smoke As Ventilation Upgrades Go Unfunded
"When the wildfire smoke arrives, Harry Whitman has nowhere to go. “When there’s smoke or there’s a fire, they lock you in,” Whitman said. Whitman, president of the advocacy group Black Prisoners’ Caucus, is incarcerated at Airway Heights Corrections Center."
Source: Washington State Standard, 09/27/2023
"Indigenous Brazilians Celebrate Land Claims Win - But Fight Goes On"
"A few days ago, hundreds of Xokleng Indigenous people gathered around a screen in Ibirama-La Klãnõ territory in southern Brazil to watch the Supreme Court vote on Indigenous land rights."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 09/27/2023
"The Human Limit: The Inequality Of Heat"
"After the third day without power, the residents of Kasia Bagan had had enough. Their city of Kolkata was in the midst of a blistering heat wave, with temperatures rising to 105 degrees, making life in the narrow lanes and in their tiny one-room homes nearly unbearable."
Source: Washington Post, 09/26/2023
"‘False Promise’: DOE’s Carbon Removal Plans Rankle Community Advocates"
"The Biden administration has championed carbon removal projects as better neighbors than the pollution-spewing industries of the past. But the Department of Energy’s first two candidates for its $3.5 billion direct air capture program have conducted an opaque early outreach process in the disadvantaged Louisiana and Texas communities where the projects would be built."
Source: E&E News, 09/26/2023
Biden Tells Pacific Islands Leaders That He Will Act On Climate
"President Joe Biden on Monday told leaders from the 18-member Pacific Islands Forum that he has heard their warnings about the impact of climate change on their region and that his administration is committed to helping them meet the challenge."
Source: AP, 09/26/2023
"Misinformation Research Is Buckling Under GOP Legal Attacks"
"An escalating campaign, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other Republicans, has cast a pall over programs that study political disinformation and the quality of medical information online".
Source: Washington Post, 09/25/2023
Funding To Replace Lead Pipes Is Just the Start of the Story
Billions of dollars in federal funding to get rid of lead pipes is only the beginning — now the pipes have to be located, removed and replaced. And the latest TipSheet says that’s a story that’s found in many U.S. communities, so is ripe for local reporting. Here’s the backstory and why it matters, along with more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.
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Disabilities and Disasters — What Questions Should You Be Asking Planners?
As hurricane season ramps up, how are the disaster planners considering those with disabilities in your community? Texas-based journalist Greg Harman shares the story of one group that sued their city over claims it failed to properly prepare. And he extracts some rules of thumb to help determine if emergency planners are taking those with disabilities into consideration where you are.
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"Tribes Seek Energy Control Using Tiny Power Grids Backed by US"
"The power regularly cuts out on the 500-member Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, throwing the reservation’s casino, community center, and homes into the dark."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/22/2023
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