Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco |Brett Chase

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region. Chicago city leaders are set to consider a major overhaul in how and where polluting businesses are allowed to open, nearly two years after the city settled a civil rights complaint that alleged a pattern of discrimination threatening the health of low-income communities of color.

1 month ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Brett Chase |Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco

Mayor Brandon Johnson is pushing an ordinance to change how and where polluting businesses are allowed to open nearly two years after the city settled a civil rights complaint that alleged a pattern of discrimination that led to health threats in low-income communities of color. If passed into law, the measure would provide a significant change in the way heavy industry is allowed to locate and operate in Chicago.

1 month ago | metrotimes.com | Steve Neavling |Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco |Izzy Ross

Planned Parenthood of Michigan will close three clinics and cut staffing by 10% as it restructures operations in response to what the organization described as escalating threats to reproductive health care and federal funding. The Jackson, Petoskey, and Marquette health centers will permanently close April 30, with final appointments scheduled for April 25. In Ann Arbor, two health care centers will be consolidated by May 5.

1 month ago | metrotimes.com | Steve Neavling |Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco |Izzy Ross

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter. This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist, Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan, and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region. Great Lakes Day is an annual summit where politicians and officials of all stripes gather in Washington, D.C., to demonstrate their commitment to the region home to the largest freshwater ecosystem on the planet.

1 month ago | wbez.org | Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco |Izzy Ross

At the Great Lakes Day annual summit, politicians and officials of all stripes gather in Washington, D.C., to demonstrate their commitment to the largest freshwater ecosystem on the planet. For years, leaders from the United States and Canada have met at the annual event without incident. But in March, amid a tariff dispute between the two nations, the Trump administration abruptly disinvited two Canadian mayors from a longstanding White House meeting tied to the summit.