This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ninety-five local governments across 33 states procured 3,638 megawatts (MW) of new renewable energy generation capacity in 2020 through 143 deals, the largest amount of capacity ever added in one…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to a recent white paper from the Rodale Institute, global implementation of regenerative practices could sequester more than 100 percent of human-related carbon emissions. One decade ago the United Nations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What we know depends on what we measure. Traditional income-based metrics, such as GDP and poverty headcounts, tell a story of unprecedented economic development, as seen by improvements in longevity,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. Census Bureau’s new Household Pulse Survey is an invaluable and near real-time source of information for understanding how the coronavirus recession is affecting U.S. workers, families, and communities. By asking…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new report from Family Farm Action Alliance shows how agrifood consolidation reduces farmer autonomy. The two leading firms, for example, account for 70 percent of corn and 61 percent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the more intractable problems in mental health care is that nearly half of all those who would benefit from care don’t receive it. Multiple barriers seem to be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Enric Sala of the Pristine Seas project at the National Geographic Society and 25 other scientists from the US, Canada, France, Germany and Australia report in the journal Nature that they have devised a planning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From its earliest days, environmental justice research has been rooted in the social movement that gave its name to the field. Grassroots activists against income and racial discrimination in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On March 16, a gunman killed eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses, and on March 22, 10 people were gunned down in a Boulder, Colorado grocery store. Here, John J.…
Propelled by pandemic-related school shutdowns, small groups of students across the country are learning together outside of traditional classrooms. They range from physical settings sponsored by existing community organizations able…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A South Bronx food distribution rally on March 20 was funded by the American Indian Community House, which was founded in 1969 to improve the status of Native Americans and foster…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gainful employment (GE) regulations, implemented by the Obama administration in 2015, were intended to hold for-profit and nondegree programs accountable by assessing whether graduates’ earnings were high enough to justify…