Environmental Justice

"Puerto Rico Closes $861M DOE Loan Guarantee For Huge Solar, Battery Project"

"The federal government has just finalized a $861 million loan guarantee to fund what will be Puerto Rico’s largest utility-scale solar and battery storage installations."

Source: Canary Media, 10/16/2024

Obscure Election Could Dictate the Future of Renewables in Arizona

"State residents are voting for three seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission, which has come under scrutiny for its continued support of fossil fuels and resistance to supporting more solar in the state."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/16/2024

Alabama Slowly Bringing Sanitation Equity to Rural Black Communities

"In 2023, Alabama settled a civil rights complaint alleging that the state was discriminating against Black residents by not providing adequate sewage treatment in a poor, rural county. A year later, slow progress is being made to close the gap."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/15/2024

"An Oil Giant Railroads Its SCOTUS Connection To Gut Environmental Law"

"A fossil fuel giant with deep ties to Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, along with other powerful pro-business groups, are explicitly pressuring Gorsuch and his fellow justices to rule in favor of oil and gas interests in an upcoming Supreme Court case."

Source: Lever News, 10/11/2024
October 31, 2024

DEADLINE: Barcelona International Photography Festival on Human Rights and Global Justice

Using photography as a tool for social justice, this Catalan Association for Peace, International Action Peace and Mas Retina competition aims to offer a look at global problems and the causes that give rise to them. Ten projects will be exhibited in Barcelona, Spain; top project also receives 3,000 euros. Enter by Oct 31, 2024.

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"Ferocious Mother 128 ‘Grazer’ Wins Back-To-Back Fat Bear Week Titles"

"128 “Grazer” made Fat Bear Week history Tuesday night by becoming the first competitor to win the tournament while caring for a cub. Her victory over 32 “Chunk” also felt deeply personal for legions of her online fans; earlier this summer, Grazer’s enormous rival attacked the second of her offspring, who later died of the injuries."

Source: Washington Post, 10/09/2024

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