A Cross-State Movement to Hold Railroads Accountable
On an unusually warm spring day in March 2024, a group of Baltimore-based environmental justice movement activists traveled to East Palestine, Ohio. During our...
Women of color disproportionately targeted by book bans, study finds
By University of Colorado Boulder
Newswise — In 2023, the American Library Association documented hundreds of attempts to remove more than 4,000 books from...
When nutritious food is too expensive, there’s help available
By Delaney Rauscher Adams
More than 140,000 people in Allegheny County live with food insecurity — a lack of access to adequate food that prevents...
As Summer Swelters, Can Workers Get Heat Protections?
By s.e. smith
Summer in California is here in the Inland Empire, a Southern stretch of the state that’s become a hub of warehousing, packaging,...
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Will Allow More Aggressive Homeless Encampment Removals
by Nicole Santa Cruz
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter...
Black women say an Amtrak project threatens their Baltimore neighborhood’s homes — and children
By Candice Norwood/Originally published by The 19th
Angel St. Jean has seen big improvements to the Reservoir Hill neighborhood of Baltimore since she moved there...
Not quite ready for autonomous taxis? Tele-driving could be a bridge
By University of Michigan
Newswise — At a time when the general public may not yet accept driverless taxis and ride-hailing vehicles, teledriving could offer...
How a Network of Nonprofits Enriches Fundraisers While Spending Almost Nothing on Its Stated...
by Ellis Simani
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to...
Will Downtown become Pittsburgh’s next hot neighborhood?
By Roman Hladio
Three projects would reimagine Market Square, Point State Park and Fort Duquesne Boulevard in bids to make Downtown a walkable, livable hotspot.
This...
Access to Past Tribal Constitutions Can Help Tribes Shape Their Futures
By Susan Cosier
The Cherokee Constitution of 1827 is printed in two tight columns: English on the left and Cherokee on the right, the intricate...
