Grim Heat And Stressed Grids Make Dangerous Outages Increasingly Likely
"Power grids are dangerously strained, and resulting blackouts could take a deadly toll."
Source: HuffPost, 07/27/2022
Environmental Justice
Atlanta Superfund Site Leaves Black Neighborhoods Wary of Gentrification
"The EPA wants to test soil for lead contamination in two historically Black neighborhoods on Atlanta’s west side. Residents, eyeing the creep of gentrification, worry that the cleanup is part of an effort to push them out."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/26/2022
"Flooding Could Expose Toxic Soil In City Neighborhoods"
"Climate change is surfacing industries’ toxic legacy in marginalized communities."
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 07/26/2022
"Papal Visit: 'It's Going To Take A Long Time'"
"The Pope’s apology brings renewed calls for reconciliation, reparations".
Source: ICT, 07/26/2022
"'Dead Bodies' And Dump Sites Draw DOJ Civil Rights Probe Of Houston"
"The Justice Department opened an investigation against the city of Houston on Friday to determine whether complaints of illegal dumping — including dead bodies and animals — in predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods amount to civil rights violations."
Source: Politico, 07/25/2022
"How the Government Is Failing Americans Uprooted by Calamity"
"Two summers ago, Hurricane Laura wrecked Betty Swope’s modest bungalow at the edge of Lake Charles, a city surrounded by oil refineries in southwest Louisiana. The Federal Emergency Management Agency helped at first, paying for Ms. Swope and her son Adrian to stay in hotels, then putting a trailer in their yard and providing about $7,000 toward fixing their house."
Source: NYTimes, 07/25/2022
Grants Uncover Downside of Wood Stoves, Water Subsidy Impacts
When a young Ohio-based journalist found her interest piqued by the environmental impacts of wood-burning stoves, she turned — for a second time — to the Fund for Environmental Journalism. Her grant helped her dig deeper and, ultimately, produce a report for Undark. Reporter Diana Kruzman shares her experience with both FEJ-funded projects, along with advice for other grant seekers, in the new StoryLog.
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WTO Deal on Fishing Subsidies May Reduce Ocean Overfishing
A new World Trade Organization agreement to limit global overfishing may yield important stories for environmental journalists, as billions of people around the world rely on already heavily exploited fish stocks as their main source of protein. This Backgrounder offers details on the pact and how it tries to address the problem, while providing resources for your reporting.
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"Report: Brazil Authorities Pay No Mind To Deforestation"
"Environmental criminals in the Brazilian Amazon destroyed public rainforests equal the size of El Salvador over the past six years, yet the Federal Police — the Brazilian version of the FBI — carried out only seven operations aimed at this massive loss, according to a new study."
Source: AP, 07/22/2022
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