"For This Alaska Town, Whaling Is a Way of Life" [1]
"The PBS documentary ‘One with the Whale’ explores the importance of subsistence hunting and gathering in a Yup’ik village—and what happens when mainlanders misunderstand it."
"The PBS documentary ‘One with the Whale’ explores the importance of subsistence hunting and gathering in a Yup’ik village—and what happens when mainlanders misunderstand it."
"Thanks to a federal judge, residents of Jackson will have a say in how the city resolves its yearslong water crisis."
Fast fashion’s lack of sustainability has long been the subject of news media coverage. But now the realities of climate change mean that fashion reporting must be reimagined to include the lived environmental and human rights realities of workers making what we wear, writes contributor Yessenia Funes in the new Voices of Environmental Justice column. Ideas and resources for getting past simplistic fashion industry narratives.
"Following the death of a grandfather, Crimson Oak Grove Resources has left a community afraid for their homes and lives. An expert warns one resident may need to evacuate her home while she still can."
"By affirming Indigenous land ownership, British Columbia and the Haida Nation are signaling a new era for Indigenous relations."
"A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened."
"Extreme heat linked to climate change threatens more than 70 percent of workers globally, according to a report released Monday by the International Labor Organization (ILO)."
"A recent scientific expedition to the Gulf of Mexico seafloor shows just how little things have improved near the broken well."
"After a federal court rejected their lawsuit, tribes are turning to the U.N. for help."
"Lead battery recycling is a crucial but dirty business. As a plant outside Los Angeles seeks to renew its operating permit, the community pushes back."
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[6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/food
[7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land
[8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population
[9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water
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[11] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national
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[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/water-crisis-mississippi-turns-fight-against-privatization
[15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster
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[18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/infrastructure
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