EHN reporter: Here's how Pittsburgh journalists should cover the LGBTQ+ community

An upcoming event aims to empower reporters to get it right.

On Wednesday, November 20, EHN's Pittsburgh reporter Kristina Marusic will speak at an event aimed at helping journalists appropriately cover the LGBTQ+ community in Pittsburgh and beyond.

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When it comes to climate change, gender makes a difference

A new report examines why gender equality is necessary for efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change in Africa, and how governments and other stakeholders can integrate the two.

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How a photo of 2 men ignited a storm at Joshua Tree

The photo commemorating LGBTQ Pride Month showed two men, standing next to a Joshua tree, holding up their hands together to create the shape of a heart. When officials at Joshua Tree National Park in California posted the photo on Instagram this week, it set off an immediate ruckus.

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“Banging on the door”: Women fight for a voice and space in civil society

The space for civil society organizations is shrinking around the world, with particular impacts on women activists and human rights defenders who face additional barriers due to their gender or sexual orientation.

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High waters, more hazardous cargo in the Ohio watershed complicate the job of keeping the waterways safe

As the conditions on the Ohio — and its cargo — become more hazardous, key regulatory organizations struggle to keep up with the growing demands of this water highway.

New country, same oppression: It’s time to bolster farmworkers’ rights

Whether rural Pakistan or the Salinas Valley, neglect and injustice pervade farm work. Environmental scientists, policymakers and citizens need to step up for the workers who feed our nation.

EHN reporter: Here's how Pittsburgh journalists should cover the LGBTQ+ community

An upcoming event aims to empower reporters to get it right.

When it comes to climate change, gender makes a difference

How a photo of 2 men ignited a storm at Joshua Tree

“Banging on the door”: Women fight for a voice and space in civil society

A Pittsburgh-area test case in working across political boundaries to address flooding

More rain has fallen in the Pittsburgh area over the last two years than at any other time in recorded history

High waters, more hazardous cargo in the Ohio watershed complicate the job of keeping the waterways safe

As the conditions on the Ohio — and its cargo — become more hazardous, key regulatory organizations struggle to keep up with the growing demands of this water highway.

Why I'm dedicated to amplifying neglected voices in environmental health

It's time to promote and embrace diversity within the environmental health community and listen to solutions from tomorrow's leaders

New country, same oppression: It’s time to bolster farmworkers’ rights

Whether rural Pakistan or the Salinas Valley, neglect and injustice pervade farm work. Environmental scientists, policymakers and citizens need to step up for the workers who feed our nation.

Agents of Change: Amplifying neglected voices in environmental health

EHN is teaming up with The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health to bring you the voices of next generation environmental health leaders

Weed and water woes in the legendary Emerald Triangle

Dried up streams and dying fish are putting the top cannabis-producing region in the country under the microscope

An upcoming event aims to empower reporters to get it right.

More rain has fallen in the Pittsburgh area over the last two years than at any other time in recorded history

As the conditions on the Ohio — and its cargo — become more hazardous, key regulatory organizations struggle to keep up with the growing demands of this water highway.

It's time to promote and embrace diversity within the environmental health community and listen to solutions from tomorrow's leaders

Whether rural Pakistan or the Salinas Valley, neglect and injustice pervade farm work. Environmental scientists, policymakers and citizens need to step up for the workers who feed our nation.

EHN is teaming up with The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health to bring you the voices of next generation environmental health leaders

Dried up streams and dying fish are putting the top cannabis-producing region in the country under the microscope

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