Environment/Environmental Justice Stories
- Nonprofit races to save science, environmental-justice website data As U.S. government website purges continue, one nonprofit is racing to track and save as much data as possible. The Open Environmental Data Project is one of several organizations working to preserve public access to federal climate science and environmental justice data and tools. …(Read More)
- For SD, wind energy means jobs, not just spinning turbines South Dakota's new governor is making an active pitch regarding economic opportunities for the state. The renewable-energy sector said it continues to build a strong case, including manufacturing jobs. Gov. …(Read More)
- Nonprofit races to save science, environmental-justice website data As U.S. government website purges continue, one nonprofit is racing to track and save as much data as possible. The Open Environmental Data Project is one of several organizations working to preserve public access to federal climate science and environmental justice data and tools. …(Read More)
- Report: Wildfires inch closer to California health care facilities Wildfires are creeping closer and closer to health care facilities in California, including hospitals and nursing homes, according to a new study. Researchers with the nonprofit Direct Relief looked at 23 years worth of data and found the distance between wildfire and the facilities is decreasing […]
- MN youth: Courting the facts could set the stage for climate action The U.S. Supreme Court this month declined to hear a case brought by youth activists, who argued the federal government has failed to protect them from climate change. Minnesota teens are also elevating their voices on this topic. …(Read More)
- Federal judge to decide fate of IA 'Swampbuster' wetlands program A federal judge in Cedar Rapids hears arguments today in a case that could make or break the future of wetland protection programs in the state. The Farm Bill contains a wetlands conservation compliance program known as Swampbuster. It limits the number of acres a […]
- NV legislators, conservation groups demand action on lower rates, clean energy Nevada legislators and conservation groups this week stood up for policies they say will help lower energy bills, protect the outdoors and grow the state's economy. Kristee Watson, executive director of the Nevada Conservation League, said NCL is working to hold utility monopolies such […]
- North TX county sues feds over PFAS contamination By Sara Hashemi for Sentient.Broadcast version by Freda Ross for Texas News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration Johnson County's long saga with PFAS started in 2022, with an influx of calls to Detective Dana Ames, an environmental crimes investigator for the Texas county located […]