Opinion: "It’s Time for Journalists to Talk Climate Change Solutions"
"News organizations have gotten better at saying “it’s real” but seem less ready to tell people “there’s hope”"
Source: Nieman Reports, 04/05/2022
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Sold As A Dream For Black Home Buyers, Development Was A Toxic Nightmare
"Viola Allen’s dream home sits atop a nightmare. The city of New Orleans built 67 ranch-style houses on a sprawling former garbage dump in the late 1970s without saying a word to the Black, mostly first-time home buyers who were encouraged to move there by city officials."
Source: Washington Post, 04/05/2022
"Stopping Climate Change Is Doable, but Time Is Short, U.N. Panel Warns"
"Nations need to move away much faster from fossil fuels to retain any hope of preventing a perilous future on an overheated planet, according to a major new report on climate change released on Monday, although they have made some progress because of the falling costs of clean energy."
Source: NYTimes, 04/05/2022
"Wild Sounds: The Loss of Sonic Diversity and Why It Matters"
"From birdsong in the rainforest to whale calls in the oceans, the world is losing the variety of sounds that enriches life. Habitat loss, species extinctions, and industrial noise all contribute to this sonic loss, which cuts off a vital human connection to the Earth."
Source: YaleE360, 04/04/2022
Market With A Mission: Non-Profit Grocery Stores Help Heal ‘Food Deserts’
Jubilee Market in Waco, Texas, took a rundown convenience store and created a resource – for food and jobs – that serves the community".
Source: Guardian, 04/04/2022
Inside The Leadership Battle At The Nation’s Biggest Environmental Group
"The Sierra Club’s board election has become a fight over not just the racial legacy of its founder but also the future of the club’s structure and mission."
Source: HuffPost, 04/04/2022
"'Forgotten People': Sundarbans' Climate Refugees Forced To Move Again"
"Sagar Island in India's Sundarbans delta has been the destination for climate refugees from neighboring islands. Now it too is succumbing to rising sea levels."
Source: DW, 04/04/2022
"Washington Creates First Sea Grass And Kelp Sanctuary Off Everett"
"A first-of-its-kind sanctuary has been created offshore of Everett, where 2,300 acres of state tidelands have been put off-limits to development for 50 years."
Source: Seattle Times, 04/04/2022
"New Vehicles Must Average 40 Mpg By 2026, Up From 28 Mpg"
"New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026, up from about 28 mpg, under new federal rules unveiled Friday that undo a rollback of standards enacted under President Donald Trump."
Source: AP, 04/04/2022
Calif. Drought: Sierra Snowpack Falls To One Of Lowest Levels In 70 Years
"January-March was driest such three-month period in San Francisco since records began during Gold Rush".
Source: San Jose Mercury News, 04/04/2022
