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Aug 19, 2024 | 
atmos.earth | Katie Myers
08.19.2024 In Germany and Poland, defunct coal mines are being converted into tourist attractions.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
pbssocal.org | Alejandro Lazo |Joseph Winters |Kate Yoder |Katie Myers
Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. In western Kern County, where rolling hills are punctuated by bobbing rigs, the state’s largest oil and gas producer is betting that a novel technology will stave off the extinction of California’s fossil fuel industry.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Katie Myers
Austin (Texas) 10 hours ago More than 35K people to fly out of Austin airport Monday kxan.com - Kelsey Thompson • 10h AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is gearing up for a busy day Monday, airport officials said in a social media post Sunday … Solar Eclipse 14 hours ago Cruise Line Adds Solar Eclipse Cruises for 2026 cruisefever.net - Ben Souza • 14h If you missed out on taking a solar eclipse cruise last week, a cruise line has announced solar eclipse cruises for...
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
atmos.earth | Katie Myers
04.15.2024 A trip to the solar eclipse’s path of totality exposed unsettling tensions between divinity and commodity in America’s heartland.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
pbssocal.org | Emma Foehringer Merchant |Gabriela Aoun Angueira |Kate Yoder |Katie Myers
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. It is republished with permission. Sign up for their newsletter here. Every month, Cathy and Lenard Moreno hang fresh disposable fly traps around their backyard. In a few weeks, the plastic bags hang heavy, swollen with as many as 20,000 flies each. "That’s just disgusting," said Lenard Moreno.
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Mar 11, 2024 | 
laist.com | Jason DeRose |Tik Root |Katie Myers
Topline: Ramadan has started and many Muslims are bracing themselves for the question, “Not even water?” It’s been turned into sweatshirts, countless memes and even a guide to help non-Muslims better understand Ramadan. Here are some ways to support your fasting Muslim colleague or friend:Engage: "Ramadan Kareem" or "Ramadan Mubarak" are phrases you can use to wish them. For Muslims, fasting is about more than just giving up food and water for a part of the day.
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Mar 11, 2024 | 
laist.com | Tik Root |Katie Myers |Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Topline: On Monday, Muslims in Southern California begin fasting for Ramadan. During the holy month, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset for 29 or 30 days depending on when the new crescent moon is sighted. We have a comprehensive guide to help you observe the holy month. Why now: We pull the curtain back on how Muslims in Southern California observe the month with where they go for night prayers, the best shops for Ramadan and Eid decor and places to hang out after breaking the fast.
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Mar 11, 2024 | 
laist.com | Tik Root |Katie Myers |Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Topline: The Rory M. Shaw Wetlands Park Project in Sun Valley will turn a former landfill into a brand new park with a lake that can capture stormwater as well as lessen flooding. But technical issues and funding challenges jeopardize the project. Why it matters: Sun Valley has long been one of the most flood-prone parts of the city. It’s also a pollution hotspot, with landfills and heavy industry amid homes.
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
goodgoodgood.co | Katie Myers
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. In cities across the country, people of color, many of them low income, live in neighborhoods criss-crossed by major thoroughfares and highways. The housing there is often cheaper — it’s not considered particularly desirable to wake up amid traffic fumes and fall asleep to the rumble of vehicles over asphalt.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
laist.com | Lauren Sommer |Ryan Kellman |Jake Bittle |Katie Myers
Topline More than a year after President Biden called on him to resign over his participation in a secretly recorded conversation that included racist and derogatory remarks, L.A. City Councilmember Kevin de León is on the campaign trail asking for forgiveness. The back story: In a discussion about redistricting with two other council members and a labor leader, De León accused a white colleague of using his adopted Black son like a political prop akin to a luxury handbag.
