Activism

All forms of advocacy, esp. environmental groups.

"The Ecofeminist Movement Is Surging. Here’s What Its Advocates Want"

"More women are connecting environmental degradation with attacks on women's rights, seeing both as rooted in similar values. They’re drawing on personal experiences and reams of research to make their case." 

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/25/2025

"Oil Companies Fight Climate Lawsuits by Citing Free Speech"

"Oil companies are employing an unusual tactic in some of their biggest court battles. They’re alleging that their critics are infringing on their free-speech rights, invoking laws designed to protect people who challenge the powerful."

Source: NYTimes, 06/23/2025

"In Majority-Black Camp Hill, a Young Mayor Fights for Water"

"An Alabama town is at risk of losing water access after it disputed rate rises and recent charges by a neighboring water board. The mayor says customers are being “bamboozled.”"

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/13/2025

"A Proposal For A Massachusetts Wood-Burning Plant Is Back From The Dead"

"A plan to build a wood-burning power plant in a Massachusetts city once dubbed the asthma capital of the country could be springing back to life years after state and local officials struck it down — and opponents are ready to renew their fight against what many call a ​“zombie project.”"

Source: Canary Media, 06/10/2025

In Highly Polluted Ala. Black Community, Trump Axes Funds for Air Monitoring

"Residents in majority-Black north Birmingham, Alabama, have long been subjected to industrial pollution. The new administration has cut funding for a program aimed at measuring the impact." 

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/10/2025

"RFK Jr. Purges Every Vaccine Adviser On CDC Panel; Will Pick Replacements"

"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday he was removing the entire membership of the influential vaccine advisory panel that makes immunization recommendations for the United States, an unprecedented move by Kennedy and escalation of his overhaul of federal vaccination policy."

Source: Washington Post, 06/10/2025

Battle Over Gas Power Facility Generates Months-Long Investigation

A private social media message piqued Arizona Republic reporter Joan Meiners’ interest in rural retirees’ efforts to block construction of a gas-fired peaker plant next to their homes. Her year-long, grant-funded investigation in 2024 uncovered questionable local government actions and utility executive motives, and concluded with action against the facility. Read Meiners’ account of how rural Arizonans became unlikely climate activists, in the latest FEJ Storylog.

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Fearing Radioactive Waste, Pa. Community Fights to Stop Landfill Re-Opening

"For years, residents of Grove City, Pennsylvania, have fought to stop a decades-old landfill from resuming operations in their town. They were worried the landfill would make legacy pollution in the area worse. But in 2022, information about the kind of waste the landfill would accept raised new fears."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/04/2025

From Fear to Fascination — A New Insect Narrative

Media coverage of “bugs” is often sensationalistic and centered on fear and disgust. But conservation photographer and writer Danae Wolfe says journalists should be highlighting the importance, beauty and plight of insects and spiders. Reporting that offers alternative perspectives on these essential creatures can inspire curiosity and admiration, and encourage efforts to protect them. Wolfe on why to write about insects.

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