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  • 1 week ago | directrelief.org | Benjamin Purper

    When republishing: Include a byline with the reporter’s name and Direct Relief in the following format: "Author Name, Direct Relief." If attribution in that format is not possible, include the following language at the top of the story: "This story was originally published by Direct Relief." If publishing online, please link to the original URL of the story. Maintain any tagline at the bottom of the story.

  • 1 month ago | directrelief.org | Benjamin Purper

    When republishing: Include a byline with the reporter’s name and Direct Relief in the following format: "Author Name, Direct Relief." If attribution in that format is not possible, include the following language at the top of the story: "This story was originally published by Direct Relief." If publishing online, please link to the original URL of the story. Maintain any tagline at the bottom of the story.

  • Feb 22, 2025 | flipboard.com | Benjamin Purper

    NowDramatic Body Cam Footage Officer Fatally Shoots Teen ... District Attorney InvestigatingDisturbing body cam footage shows the moment a police officer fatally shot a 16-year-old boy fleeing from a gun-wielding youth at a California train …2 hours agoI moved from Chicago to San Diego for love. My friends were jealous, but I couldn't leave the California city fast enough. After living in Chicago for six years, I had a fulfilling career, great friends, and was involved in several organizations.

  • Jun 4, 2024 | wind-watch.org | Benjamin Purper

    The California Energy Commission voted today to move forward with a historic target for offshore wind energy in the state, setting a goal they say could power almost 4 million homes by 2030 and 25 million homes by midcentury. Ahead of the vote, the Offshore Wind Now Coalition held a press conference outside the California Natural Resources Agency building in Sacramento. Laura Deehan is the director of Environment California, one of the nonprofits involved in the coalition.

  • May 13, 2024 | norcalpublicmedia.org | Benjamin Purper

    California’s Central Coast is home to one of the world’s most . It’s full of rare and endangered species like gray whales, peregrine falcons and sea otters. It’s also the ancestral homeland of Native American tribes, including the Indigenous Chumash and Salinan peoples. For years, the Northern Chumash have been working to create a new national marine sanctuary that would protect these waters from offshore oil drilling and other development.

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Benjamin Purper
Benjamin Purper @benjaminpurper
18 Mar 23

RT @meagham: Just in time for #SunshineWeek SEJ's FOI Task Force finds large backlogs and increased response times to pending #FOIA reques…

Benjamin Purper
Benjamin Purper @benjaminpurper
23 Jul 22

I graduated from the Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowship! This was an incredible experience and I’m stoked be a part of the inaugural Fellowship of the R(eport)ing, thanks to @sejorg @AHCJ @ScienceWriters and more for this opportunity https://t.co/VQcN4qHzd0

Benjamin Purper
Benjamin Purper @benjaminpurper
10 May 22

Got to visit Hearst Castle today for a media tour ahead of their reopening and can honestly say it was the most fun field assignment of my career so far https://t.co/Vh9vGe2TNo