Ben Jealous
Writer at Freelance
ED @SierraClub. Professor of Practice @Penn. 17th President & CEO @NAACP. Boardmember: @Wilderness - Tweets are my own.
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2 weeks ago |
phillytrib.com | Ben Jealous
The smoke has already arrived. This past week, thick plumes from wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan have drifted into the U.S., triggering air quality alerts across the Midwest. Cities like Milwaukee, Madison, and Chicago are experiencing hazy skies and dangerous air conditions, with the Air Quality Index reaching levels unhealthy for sensitive groups. Fire has always helped shape our forests, especially in the West.
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3 weeks ago |
sierraclub.org | Ben Jealous
The smoke has already arrived. This past week, thick plumes from wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan have drifted into the US, triggering air quality alerts across the Midwest. Cities like Milwaukee, Madison, and Chicago are experiencing hazy skies and dangerous air conditions, with the Air Quality Index reaching levels unhealthy for sensitive groups. Fire has always helped shape our forests, especially in the West.
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3 weeks ago |
baystatebanner.com | Ben Jealous
In hard times, people look for answers. The decimation of American manufacturing starting in the 1990s with trade agreements like NAFTA led to decades of downward economic mobility for working families. That creates ripe conditions for demagogues to come out of the woodwork offering an easy answer for people’s pain. And if history teaches us anything, that answer is usually someone else to blame.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtoninformer.com | Ben Jealous
**FILE** The House Oversight Committee, under Republican control, is mulling legislation that would strip the District of its sanctuary city status and require D.C. officials to comply with federal immigration laws fully. (Courtesy photo) In hard times, people look for answers. The decimation of American manufacturing starting in the 1990s with trade agreements like NAFTA led to decades of downward economic mobility for working families.
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3 weeks ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Ben Jealous
The smoke has already arrived. This past week, thick plumes from wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan have drifted into the U.S., triggering air quality alerts across the Midwest. Cities like Milwaukee, Madison and Chicago are experiencing hazy skies and dangerous air conditions, with the Air Quality Index reaching levels unhealthy for sensitive groups. Fire has always helped shape our forests, especially in the West.
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