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"Green Spaces Are Key To Combating Record Heat In Marginalized Communities"

"Keith Lambert and his family cope with the extreme heat of summertime Chicago by going in and out of their house as quickly as possible and making sure their insulated shades are always drawn."

Source: AP, 08/25/2025
September 3, 2025

DEADLINE: NASW Travel Fellowship for Indigenous Journalists

To attend ScienceWriters2025, taking place Nov 7-9 in Chicago, the National Association of Science Writers is offering Indigenous journalists and communicators grants up to $2,000 for travel costs, accommodations, caregiving and more, plus complimentary registration and one-year NASW Membership. Apply by Sep 3.

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August 28, 2025

DEADLINE: SciWri25 Support Grant

The National Association of Science Writers is providing grants up to $1200 to attend ScienceWriters2025 in Chicago, Nov 7-9, in person, or up to $200 to attend virtually. Appy by Aug 28.

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"Trump Admin Orders Dirty, Expensive Coal Plant To Stay Open Even Longer"

"The Trump administration has extended its order to keep a Michigan coal-fired power plant running until November, well past its planned closure in the spring. It’s the latest move in a push to force dirty, expensive power plants to keep operating, which experts warn could saddle Americans with billions of dollars in unnecessary electricity costs."

Source: Canary Media, 08/22/2025

A Toxic Landfill Was on the Brink of Expanding. Residents Fought Back and Won

"A decades-long battle to transform a Southeast Chicago lakefront property into a public park is starting to bear fruit. But where the new toxic sludge will go has yet to be determined."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/21/2025

"This Class Of Toxic Pesticides Is Now Prevalent In Michigan Waters"

"A commercially valuable but unpronounceable toxicant with multiple chemical variations is being increasingly found at harmful levels in Michigan waters. Sound familiar? It’s not PFAS or PCBs this time. Now, it’s neonicotinoids, or “neonics” — a type of synthetic pesticide that’s widely used on corn and soybeans."

Source: MLive, 08/20/2025

Wisc. Communities Affected By PFAS Await Action On $125 Million Trust Fund

"Around the state, several communities with "forever chemical" contamination have been counting on the Legislature passing a bill to help them, but as the summer stretches on, many advocates are worried that lawmakers will fail to pass yet another proposal."

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 08/14/2025

"Judge Stops Hazardous Waste Shipments To Michigan Landfill From Five States"

"A judge has stopped government contractors in five states from sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill after a year of legal challenges by Detroit-area communities concerned about possible environmental impacts."

Source: AP, 08/08/2025

Federal Judge Orders Chemours To Immediately Stop Polluting Ohio River

"A federal judge ordered the Chemours Chemical Company on Thursday to immediately stop discharging unlawful levels of cancer-causing chemicals into the Ohio River from the company’s Washington Works plant."

Source: Mountain State Spotlight, 08/08/2025

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