February 1, 2023

Opinion: Can Journalists Use Illegally Hacked Data?

(BE’ER SHEVA, Israel) — Logging onto the website Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDOS), my eyes were drawn to the only […]

January 13, 2023

The Wisdom of the Cat: Rehab According to the Pre-Domesticated Feline

(REDMOND, Wash.) — At the far end of an unremarkable strip mall in downtown Redmond, Wash., past an Irish pub, […]

Inglewood Oil Field

December 19, 2022

Los Angeles City Council To Phase Out Oil Drilling

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to ban the drilling of new oil and gas wells and will eventually shut down production of the drills currently in use. This ban comes after county residents in marginalized communities surrounding the area voiced concerns about the effects of oil drilling on their health. Activist groups and advocates for a healthier environment like Stand-LA, an acronym for Stand Together Against Neighborhood Drilling, and Black Women for Wellness, a Stand-LA coalition member, have led the charge.

December 13, 2022

The Queen Mary, A Historic Landmark Barely Holds On

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — Docked in the port of Long Beach, the historic RMS Queen Mary floats like a ghost […]

December 8, 2022

First New York Afro-Latina-Owned Independent Cinema Announces Expansion

In the neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, sits a single-theater cinema founded by film producer Emelyn Stewart. After going […]

 
 
Young woman in sunglasses and scarf half-smiling in front of a construction site.

March 3, 2023

In New York State, a Village Forest is Disappearing One Acre at a Time

A parking lot expansion raises questions about the power of a 20th-century environmental law to protect our local forests.

February 27, 2023

Q&A: Making Sense of the Fight Over Freight in Illinois

"[P]eople of color disproportionately live next to highways. If you have all the freight facilities and all the highways mostly being adjacent to Black and Latino communities, we're the ones that are dealing with the negative impacts of air pollution the most."

Inglewood Oil Field

December 19, 2022

Los Angeles City Council To Phase Out Oil Drilling

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to ban the drilling of new oil and gas wells and will eventually shut down production of the drills currently in use. This ban comes after county residents in marginalized communities surrounding the area voiced concerns about the effects of oil drilling on their health. Activist groups and advocates for a healthier environment like Stand-LA, an acronym for Stand Together Against Neighborhood Drilling, and Black Women for Wellness, a Stand-LA coalition member, have led the charge.

A sign that says "God Knows" sits atop a pile of debris before a row of wild bushes on a sunny day.

December 17, 2022

Fort Myers Beach Struggles with Solastalgia after Devastation from Hurricane Ian

(FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla.) – When Hurricane Ian came rolling toward Fort Myers Beach, Florida in September, longtime resident Bonnie […]

December 12, 2022

NJ Residents Bump Heads In Climate Change Battle

(Long Beach Island, N.J.) – The path to clean and sustainable energy in New Jersey is no longer a thing […]