Environment/Environmental Justice Stories
- 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 […]
- What’s next for MI's clean fuels tax credit? As Congress debates cuts to offset tax-cut extensions, the future of the Clean Fuels Production Tax Credit remains uncertain, with potential impacts on Michigan's growing clean-fuel industry. The Clean Fuels Production Tax credit was established under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. It offers 20 cents per gallon […]
- Iowa's cancer rate is an 'outlier,' but why? By Nina B. Elkadi for Sentient.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration In Iowa, a state with a population of around 3.2 million, around 6,000 people will die from cancer in a given year. Each year, the Iowa […]
- Seven major universities to study feasibility of solar panels on CA canals The feasibility of putting solar panels over the state's network of canals is the topic of a big new research project, co-led by the University of Southern California. The California Solar Canal Initiative builds on a study from the University of California-Merced, which […]