Environmental Journalism

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• Inside America’s groundbreaking solar-powered health facility

A California clinic is one of a growing number of healthcare centers looking to achieve energy independence as environmental challenges increase

• There are no safe levels of pollution': an interview with wildfire researcher Sam Heft-Neal 

As smoke from wildfires spreads from coast to coast, scientists are looking into how best to protect vulnerable populations

• Global food system needs makeover to address climate change, says COP27 leader

IPCC climate food and ag. expert and coordinating lead author, Rachel Bezner Kerr, shares insights on why and how the food system needs an agro-ecological transformation 

• A Dire Warning: California Report Examines Climate Impacts

A new comprehensive study combines climate insights on 41 indicators from 100 scientists 

• Solar power helping health care facilities gain climate resilience

A solar microgrid provides energy security for the San Benito Health Foundation in Hollister.he first in the country to be 100 percent off the grid, it serves a community of farmworkers.

• Air pollution can raise risk of Covid 19 death 51 percent, study says

Farmworkers and other outdoor workers particularly vulnerable to the dangers of ag air pollution, researchers said

• New project seeks “water and climate equity” strategy for US frontline communities

New NGO collaboration aims to protect the most vulnerable places and people

• New evidence of pesticide links to cancer 

Geohealth data surprisingly helpful in establishing cancer links to fungicides

• USDA's new $300 million in organic funding welcome but doesn't go far enough, critics say

Climate friendly and resilient farming approach needs a bigger boost, experts say