Causescommons.wikimedia.org Mark Schapiro: How do you cover a present nothing like the past? Tips for covering the extremes driven by climate change, and the potential perils of biofuels.
Causes How the Cares Act gave millions to energy companies with no strings attached A little-noticed provision in the Cares Act has helped big corporations obtain cash without making any promises about workers or investments.
Impacts e360.yale.edu Connecting the dots between environmental injustice and coronavirus Scientist Sacoby Wilson has long focused on health issues related to environmental injustice. In an e360 interview, he discusses how social and environmental inequality have contributed to the outsized impact of COVID-19.
Top Story www.nytimes.com Despite their promises, giant energy companies burn away vast amounts of natural gas Exxon, Marathon, BP and others are flaring natural gas, a wasteful practice with consequences in the fight against climate change, at a record pace.
Politics www.yesmagazine.org Why Detroit could be the engine for the Green New Deal The city exhibits all of the problems the framework is meant to heal.
Causes www.chron.com Explosion, large fire at Texas City plant A large fire broke out Thursday afternoon at a Texas City plant, city officials said.
www.detroitnews.com Near refinery’s hum, neighbors cry: Get us out of here Residents call on Marathon to buy them out; company says facility emits just 3% of EPA-defined air pollutants in area.
