Jena Brooker
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Detroit, MI, United States
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Composting In Detroit Gets A Boost From The Philippines
Organizers in Detroit formed a long-distance partnership to bring composting to their community. → Read More
The Midwest defined itself by its winters. What happens when they disappear?
For Midwesterners, winter has long been a point of pride. Now, climate change is playing havoc with traditions. → Read More
Remember Sharpiegate? The White House has a plan to prevent future shenanigans.
Federal task force launches strategy to restore the public's trust in science. → Read More
Pipelines keep robbing the land long after the bulldozers leave
A flurry of new research shows the long-term effects of pipelines on crop yields. → Read More
The country’s biggest solar farm is coming to one of the coal-friendliest states
How one farming community in Indiana came to embrace the 1.65-gigawatt Mammoth Solar project. → Read More
In Michigan, a new housing project shows that sustainable development isn't only for the rich
Urban planners see it as a building model in a climate-conscious world. → Read More
100 degrees in the Arctic? Climate change is destabilizing the north and south poles.
Rising temperatures prompt World Meteorological Organization to add new category to its climate extreme archives. → Read More
A Missouri gas company figured out how to keep its illegal pipeline running
By using 400,000 customers as leverage. → Read More
Blizzard warnings in Hawaii, no snow in Denver: What's behind this month's wild weather?
This December is giving a whole new meaning to weather whiplash. → Read More
A freeway ripped the heart out of Black life in Detroit. Now Michigan wants to tear it down.
Urban communities like Detroit, Michigan, are now debating whether to remove their legacy highways -- and how to fix the harm they've caused. → Read More
Food banks are struggling to fill their shelves, and it’s not just supply chain issues
Climate change, inflation, and price gouging are also at play. → Read More
Midwest tribes awarded $6.6 million to build their own EV charging network
After years of battling pipelines, it's another way to fight back against fossil fuels. → Read More
Biden proposes 20-year drilling ban near sacred Indigenous site
The plan would stop all future drilling within 10 miles of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. → Read More
Flint water crisis victims reach $626 million settlement
The record breaking settlement is still just “a Band-Aid on a bullet wound,” residents say. → Read More
Indigenous nations in Wisconsin suing to prevent wolf hunts
Indigenous tribes in Wisconsin are suing to protect the gray wolf, an intergral part of their creation stories. → Read More
India commits to net-zero by 2070. That's more important than it sounds.
The surprising move has major implications for the global energy market. → Read More
Ahead of COP26, the call for an international coal phase-out hits a snag
Major economies pledge to stop financing coal abroad, but not at home. → Read More
In Detroit, a push to help Black farmers purchase land
Black farmers in Detroit have turned blighted properties into vital food sources. Now, a new land fund is opening the door to official ownership. → Read More
Flooding could shut down one-quarter of America's critical infrastructure
Hospitals, airports, and other public services are at risk of flooding due to climate change. → Read More
Congress promised debt relief to farmers of color. They might not get it.
After 13 lawsuits against the program, the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act is "on thin ice." → Read More