environmental justice
Solar entrepreneur aims to bring jobs, training to North Minneapolis
Jamez Staples has big dreams of bringing clean energy — and its economic benefits — to his underserved and racially diverse Minneapolis neighborhood.
nuclear
Q&A: What nuclear retirement could mean for Illinois and the Midwest
Nuclear Energy Information Service director Dave Kraft spoke with the Energy News Network before next week’s Congressional briefing.
environmental justice
Charter school and waste facility each promise new hope for Gary, but can they co-exist?
Students, staff and parents say a waste-to-energy facility doesn’t belong across the street from a Gary, Indiana, charter school.
resiliency
4 ways cities can prepare for climate change and advance social justice
Ongoing work to help the greater Cleveland area become more resilient in the face of climate change can also address ongoing social justice problems, according to advocates, planners, and local leaders.
Chicago
Chicago coal plant site to become logistics hub; local leaders furious
In Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, residents say a redevelopment plan for a retired coal plant site would simply swap one type of dangerous air pollution for another.