Fellows at Work: Wildfire, More Wildfire, Extreme Heat, Ancient Lakes and More

Fellows + Grantees At Work

Canadian wildfire fighters don’t want ‘catastrophe’ to be ‘catalyst’ for change Katherine Cheng, Global News (2024 Western Wildfire Institute)

BNSF Railway ordered to pay $395 million after years of trespassing on Swinomish land John Ryan, KUOW (2019 Bristol Bay Institute)

In controversial push to thin forests to prevent wildfire, concerns grow over loss of old growth Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle (2024 Western Wildfire Institute)

You Have Every Reason to Avoid Breathing Wildfire Smoke Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic (2016 Great Lakes Energy Institute)

Broken toilets, bed bugs and rats: US firefighters are in a housing crisis Gabrielle Canon, The Guardian (2024 Western Wildfire Institute)

In North Macedonia, an Ancient Lake Faces Modern Threats Richard Mertens, Yale E360 (2013 Mining Country Institute)

Why isn’t extreme heat considered a disaster in the U.S.? Alejandra Borunda, NPR (2021 California Ocean + Climate Workshop)

Billions of Gallons of Freshwater Are Dumped at Florida’s Coasts. Environmentalists Want That Water in the Everglades Amy Green, Inside Climate News (2021 Gulf Ocean + Climate Workshop)

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Opportunities + Announcements

ProPublica released a database to allow journalists to search the finances of political organizations known as 527s.

Inside Climate News is hiring an Alabama reporter.