Monat: September 2022
Accountability Climate Culture Economics Equity news Technology
Two ways to think about Patagonia’s $3 billion climate donation
Is it a groundbreaking philanthropic move, or a way to avoid taxes? Quelle: https://grist.org/accountability/patagonia-turns-over-company-fight-climate-change/...
Accountability Climate Culture Economics Equity Technology
Energy Extreme Weather news
Hurricane Fiona threatens Puerto Rico’s fragile recovery
Five years after Maria, another slow-moving storm "catches the island at the very worst moment." Quelle: https://grist.org/extreme-weather/hurricane-fiona-puerto-rico-maria/...
Energy Extreme Weather
Equity Extreme Weather Housing news
Torn apart
In Houston, a generations-deep community is being dismantled by mandatory buyouts. Quelle: https://grist.org/housing/torn-apart-mandatory-buyout-flood-houston-allen-field/...
Equity Extreme Weather Housing
Accountability Cities Energy news
The tragedy of North Birmingham
Industrial plants in Birmingham, Alabama, have polluted the air and land in its historic Black communities for over a century.…
Accountability Cities Energy
Extreme Weather International news Science
Is climate change to blame for the Pakistan floods? Here’s what we know.
New research finds it intensified rains by 50 percent but was hardly the only factor. Quelle: https://grist.org/extreme-weather/is-climate-change-to-blame-for-the-pakistan-floods-heres-what-we-know/...
Extreme Weather International Science
Equity news Race Regulation
‘Goliath is wobbling’: Louisiana court strikes blow to Formosa’s giant plastics plant
Without air or water permits, the company will have to “go back to the drawing board.” Quelle: https://grist.org/regulation/goliath-is-wobbling-louisiana-court-strikes-blow-to-formosas-giant-plastics-plant/...
Equity Race Regulation
Indigenous Affairs news
New federal guidance aims to strengthen Indigenous land management
Tribal governments will now have a say in how 620 million acres of federal lands are managed. Quelle: https://grist.org/article/new-federal-guidance-aims-to-strengthen-indigenous-land-management/...
Indigenous Affairs
Drought Food International news
Historic famine looms as drought grips East Africa
Four failed rainy seasons and supply chain disruptions threaten millions with food insecurity. Quelle: https://grist.org/drought/somalia-ethiopia-kenya-famine-drought/...
Drought Food International