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LISTEN: Greer Hamilton on arts-based environmental justice research
Dr. Greer Hamilton joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how she uses the arts to engage and involve communities around environmental justice research. Hamilton, a transitional postdoctoral fellow and incoming assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work, is a current fellow in the Agents of Change…
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“Climate change is not something to ignore”
HOUSTON — This week EHN is publishing letters from eighth grade students at YES Prep Northbrook Middle School in the Houston-area neighborhood of Spring Branch, Texas. English educators Cassandra Harper and Yvette Howard incorporated the environment into a series of lessons in December last year. Each student conducted their own research to begin drafting letters…
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From poisoning to skin diseases: multiple effects of sargassum on health
This is a republishing collaboration with Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, where this originally published. See the full series, Caribbean People at Risk from Sargassum Invasion. In the quiet seaside village of Capesterre on Marie-Galante island in Guadeloupe on April 18, 2023, the air-quality monitoring institute Gwad’Air issued a “red alert” to warn people away from…
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Desde intoxicaciones hasta enfermedades de la piel: múltiples los efectos del sargazo en la salud
Este artículo fue publicado originalmente por el Centro de Periodismo Investigativo. Hace parte de la serie de reportajes “Caribeños en riesgo por la invasión del sargazo“. En el tranquilo pueblo costero de Capesterre, en la isla Marie-Galante de Guadalupe, el 18 de abril de 2023, la Asociación de Monitoreo de Calidad del Aire, Gwad’Air, emitió…
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After 13 years, no end in sight for Caribbean sargassum invasion
This is a republishing collaboration with Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, where this originally published. See the full series, Caribbean People at Risk from Sargassum Invasion. Schools evacuated due to toxic gas. Smelly tap water at home. Tourist operators and fishers struggling to stay in business. Job losses. Power outages affecting tens of thousands of people…
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“We should take care of what is precious to us”
HOUSTON — This week EHN is publishing letters from eighth grade students at YES Prep Northbrook Middle School in the Houston-area neighborhood of Spring Branch, Texas. English educators Cassandra Harper and Yvette Howard incorporated the environment into a series of lessons in December last year. Each student conducted their own research to begin drafting letters…
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Después de 13 años, no se ve un final a la invasión de sargazo en el Caribe
Este artículo fue publicado originalmente por el Centro de Periodismo Investigativo. Hace parte de la serie de reportajes “Caribeños en riesgo por la invasión del sargazo“. Escuelas desalojadas debido a gases tóxicos. El agua potable de las casas con mal olor. Los operadores turísticos y los pescadores en lucha por mantener sus negocios. Pérdidas de…
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Earth Day reflections from the next generation
HOUSTON — In honor of Earth Day 2024, EHN is publishing letters from eighth grade students at YES Prep Northbrook Middle School in the Houston-area neighborhood of Spring Branch, Texas. English educators Cassandra Harper and Yvette Howard incorporated the environment into a series of lessons in December last year. Each student conducted their own research…
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Pennsylvania’s first proposed chemical recycling plant cancelled
Plans to build what would have been one of the largest chemical recycling plants in the country in Pennsylvania were canceled this week. A Texas-based company called Encina first announced plans to build a facility that would convert waste plastic into chemicals that could be used to create more plastic in Point Township, Pennsylvania, along…
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New analysis warns of pesticide residues on some fruits and veggies
This story was originally published in The New Lede, a journalism project of the Environmental Working Group, and is republished here with permission. Several types of fruits and vegetables generally considered to be healthy can contain levels of pesticide residues potentially unsafe for consumption, according to an analysis conducted by Consumer Reports (CR) released on…
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