People & Population

‘Hidden Costs’ Of Climate Emergency Worsening California’s Affordability

"The climate emergency is significantly increasing costs for California households in the form of rising utility bills, lost wages and growing healthcare expenses, worsening the state’s affordability crisis, according to a sweeping new report."

Source: Guardian, 09/26/2025

Citing Climate Crisis, NAACP Opposes Massive Alabama Data Center

"NAACP leaders cite energy, water usage and a lack of transparency around the project as causes for concern."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/26/2025

The Link Between Lead Exposure And High Blood Pressure In Indianapolis

"Residents of Indianapolis’ Martindale Brightwood neighborhood are confronting stubbornly high rates of hypertension, and public health experts point to lead exposure as a likely contributor."

Source: Indianapolis Recorder, 09/26/2025

Brazil's JBS Accused Of Buying Cattle Illegally Raised In Indigenous Lands

"JBS, the world's largest meat company, has indirectly bought cattle raised illegally on indigenous land in Brazil, according to a Greenpeace investigation released on Thursday."

Source: Reuters, 09/26/2025

‘They’re Small but They’re Mighty’: the Wisconsin Sisters Healing the Land

"The women of Holy Wisdom Monastery have restored 170 acres of native prairie and oak savanna. “Humans need creation to find ourselves,” one said."

Source: NYTimes, 09/25/2025

"As Texas Flooded, Key Staff Say FEMA’s Leader Could Not Be Reached"

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting administrator, David Richardson, is often inaccessible, several current and former officials say, raising concerns within the agency."

Source: Washington Post, 09/25/2025

Trump Tylenol Push Could Actually Increase Autism Rates, Researchers Warn

"Experts fear that Donald Trump’s anti-painkiller tirade could lead to an increase in risk factors for autism, and don’t trust the administration to assess data as it continues to search for a cause."

Source: WIRED, 09/25/2025

"In Washington, A Battle Builds Over A Right To Sue Pesticide Makers"

"It’s been seven years since Germany’s Bayer bought US agrochemical giant Monsanto, inheriting not only the company’s vast portfolio of seeds and pesticide products, but also more than 100,000 lawsuits alleging Monsanto’s popular Roundup herbicide causes cancer. Bayer, which has so far paid out billions of dollars in settlements and jury verdicts to cancer victims, has been working – so far in vain – to put an end to the litigation and to block any future such cases."

Source: The New Lede, 09/25/2025

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