Emily Glick
CommonWealth Beacon
When the river rises
In July 2023, the Connecticut River flooded after a major rainstorm, causing tens of millions of dollars in damage. The cities and towns along its banks are still sorting out how to prepare for next time.
Adam Glanzman
Nieman Reports
Reporting on Empty
If the industry doesn’t provide for younger journalists, will they stay?
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Black independent schools in Boston offer alternatives to mainstream education
At Paige Academy and Roxbury Roots Montessori, teachers provide Black youth with a learning model catered to their lived experiences.
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Deer are threatening American forests. Is more hunting the solution?
It’s open season for a shift in wildlife management.
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Charles Callaway: Environmental Justice Activist Starts Minority and Worker-owned Solar Installation Company
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“Journalism Is the Way to Act”: Why NPR Launched Its New Climate Desk
Andrea Kissack and Neela Banerjee on NPR’s ambitions for its dedicated climate desk
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POC worker-owned solar firm flips labor-model on its head
Graduates from a Manhattan workforce development program started their own solar installation business
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Lighting a fire under immigrant youth
‘If, as immigrants, we are not able to participate in this democratic process of voting, it sets a path to us being attacked.’
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Cities are planting trees. Why not make them fruit trees?
From backyards to sidewalks, communities in Philadelphia and beyond see food-bearing trees as a path to food justice and climate adaptation.
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Why algae could be a ‘magic crop’ for a drought-stricken world
As the world warms and water becomes increasingly scarce, this highly adaptable single-celled organism just might become a prime player on your dinner plate.
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‘I’ve Never Experienced This Level of Silence’
What to do when the people you cover are trying to shut you out.
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Your body on joy
Research shows that joy can make us more resilient and effective in a time of climate change.
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Invisible labor in the climate movement
“Ninety percent of it is just meetings and figuring out the logistics…”
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Welcome to the Great Indoors
Biophilic design brings the benefits of nature inside
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Nature is queer. Queer ecologists want us to learn from it.
“We belong as a component of nature versus being a dominant force.”
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Investing in the climate while you sleep
Simple steps you can take to put your money toward climate solutions.
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Dorchester Food Co-op – a model for community ownership in a neighborhood “not for sale”
Dorchester residents have visions for alternatives to gentrification in Boston’s largest neighborhood
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How to expand solar without losing farmland? Send in the sheep.
Grazing sheep on solar sites brings benefits to our farmers, our bellies, and our environment.
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Outcry over conditions at Plymouth County Correctional Facility
Community groups call for ICE detainees’ release
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Fidelity Charitable exposed for funding hate groups, activists demand disclosure
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