Dusty Christensen
Journalist at Freelance
Investigative Editor at The Shoestring
Indy journalist | Investigations @the_shoestring | Contributor @nepublicmedia | Teaching future muckrakers @UMassJournalism first dot last @ protonmail dot com
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2 weeks ago |
theshoestring.org | Shelby Lee |Dusty Christensen
In city centers across the region, people showed up in protest, crowding sidewalks and spilling into the street to oppose the Trump administration's assault on the federal government, immigrants, free speech, and much more.
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3 weeks ago |
theshoestring.org | Dusty Christensen
When Northampton settled a civil rights lawsuit against its police department earlier this month, it was unclear how much the city paid out. Like many municipalities, Northampton's insurance company handles such lawsuits, and officials hadn't yet learned how much the firm had settled the case for. But now, the city has released the amount it paid out to Eric Matlock, who police pepper-sprayed and arrested on the steps of City Hall in 2017. That settlement came to a total of $100,000.
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1 month ago |
theshoestring.org | Dusty Christensen
Earlier this month, when Massachusetts released its latest drought map, the picture was one that has become familiar over the last half year: swaths of the state, including the Connecticut River Valley, colored ominously in dark orange. The region is again facing a critical drought as spring approaches, the map warned. That, in turn, raises the risk of wildfires.
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1 month ago |
theshoestring.org | Dusty Christensen
NORTHAMPTON - The city of Northampton has settled a civil rights lawsuit brought by Eric Matlock, who police pepper-sprayed and arrested on the steps of City Hall in 2017. It has been five years since Matlock sued Northampton, its police chief, mayor, and five police officers.
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2 months ago |
theshoestring.org | Dusty Christensen
A union wave continues to roll across western Massachusetts. On Jan. 30, workers at two Starbucks locations in Westfield and Northampton announced that they were forming a union. They're seeking to become the first western Mass Starbucks workers to unionize with Starbucks Workers United - a union of more than 10,500 that first formed in 2021. "I'm really excited to be joining something that has so much power behind it," said Ethan White, a barista trainer at the Westfield location.
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RT @ivanoransky: "The six-figure payout brings the total amount of such settlements the city has made since 2022 to $215,500, according to…
As the Trump administration slashes funding for climate-change adaptation, green energy, and supports for vulnerable communities, I wrote about the "hydroclimate volatility" in western Mass and worldwide. My latest:
Climate change is fueling extreme swings between wet and dry weather, including in western Mass. But as the region faces drought and wildfire risks, the Trump administration is cutting support for climate adaptation and more. @dustyc123 reports: https://t.co/HDMqE0oOmN
RT @the_shoestring: Five years after Eric Matlock sued over his 2017 arrest on City Hall’s steps, Northampton has agreed to settle. But for…
