Editor’s Note: This is part of a continuing series mapping the crisis in local news, navigating newspapers in distress, those finding a way to sustain and highlighting bright spots in the new digital organizations that are emerging. CHICAGO […]
This month’s good climate news Fighting for the planet isn’t easy. These wins prove it’s worth it. New crown for the monarch The monarch butterfly population in Mexico increased 64% this winter, compared to last year. The […]
Jayne Black spent years paying for ER visits, doctors’ bills and expensive medication for her kids — not to mention paying the toll of sleepless nights and constant worry. Her son, Sam, has been battling […]
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was there. So was Sachin Tendulkar, the Indian cricket superstar, and Bollywood actress/UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador Dia Mirza. Titans of industry, corporate executives, state and national government officials and […]
In 2017, Wendy Hartley lost her 21-year-old son, Kevin, to methylene chloride exposure when he was overcome by fumes while refinishing a bathtub at work. After seven years of meeting with lawmakers and telling her […]
From collapse to comeback In Mexico, the Gulf of California was once home to a massive shrimping industry. But overfishing, warming waters and other issues pushed it into crisis. Forced to fish in deeper, colder […]
Born in 1907, Patrick made a major scientific breakthrough at a time when female scientists were often overlooked and underestimated. Charlie Hodge had no idea his mom was a famous scientist until he started 9th […]
Huey German-Wilson is a longtime resident of Houston’s flood-prone northeast side. Over her 30 years there, she has lived through dozens of disasters and major floods. “We always just reacted in the moment,” German-Wilson says. […]
La Paz County, Arizona, is one of the drier places in a pretty dry state. With just a scant few inches of rain a year, a shrinking supply of water from the Colorado River, and […]
Superintendent Ruth B. Turner welcomed the Montclair Pod to her office on Valley Road for a candid conversation about the current state of Montclair’s school district. The town finds itself at a pivotal moment as […]