NEWS + RESEARCH

Lauren Alshab Lauren Alshab

Vanishing Farms: The Cost of Losing America’s Small Farmers

(March 29, 2026) America’s small farmers are disappearing, and with them goes our food security, local economies, and climate resilience. If we don’t act now, corporate agriculture won’t just dominate our food system, it will decide who eats and who doesn’t.

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Insurance Companies Fuel the Climate Crisis

(March 26, 2026) Insurance companies are funding the fossil fuels driving climate disasters, then raising your premiums, denying claims, and dropping coverage when those disasters hit. You’re paying more for less protection, while they profit from the crisis on both ends.

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Building for Residents...or Building for Tourists?

(March 19, 2026) The $100 billion surge for the 2026 World Cup is a stress test for the American grid. Is this a permanent investment in our future, or a high-priced "set" built to hide our transit failures from the world?

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Lauren Alshab Lauren Alshab

Lines that Divide: Redlining, Displacement, and Survival

(March 11, 2026) Redlining wrote injustice into the land, leaving Black communities boxed in with factories, smog, and sickness. Nearly a century later, from Tulsa Race Massacre to Cancer Alley, the fight for clean air and safe streets continues.

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Nature, Biodiversity, and Adolescent Wellbeing

(March 4, 2026) Kids are growing up more disconnected from nature than ever, even though time with trees, dirt, and wildlife makes them calmer, happier, and sharper. When nature becomes somewhere you visit instead of somewhere you belong, we don’t just lose green space. We lose part of who they’re meant to be.

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The Future for You: Energy Costs, Climate Health, and Careers

(February 26, 2026) In downtown Phoenix, the community came together to face a simple truth: climate change is already hitting our communities with extreme heat and rising bills. The good news is that when we act together, real solutions are possible.

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Air, Climate, and Our Health

(January 28, 2026) The air is changing, and our lungs are paying the price. Even non-smokers are developing lung cancer! As heat, wildfire smoke, and longer allergy seasons worsen pollution, clean air policy becomes a matter of survival, especially for the communities hit first and worst.

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Lauren Alshab Lauren Alshab

Got Water? The Dark Side of Cattle Farming

(January 16, 2026) The global cattle industry is draining massive amounts of water, especially in drought-prone regions. Rising demand for beef and dairy is worsening water scarcity, threatening both people and ecosystems.

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Lauren Alshab Lauren Alshab

The Hidden Health Crisis of a Warming Planet

(January 13, 2026) Climate change is no longer a distant environmental threat—it is directly affecting human health. By expanding the range of disease-carrying vectors and increasing zoonotic transmission, a warming planet is driving the rise of infectious diseases worldwide.

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