Images of extensive flooding or fire-ravaged communities help us see how climate change is accelerating the severity of natural disasters....
Read more“Logic clearly dictates the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few” – Dr. Spock (Star Trek) This...
Read moreYear by year, hurricanes are growing stronger and more frequent. We are witness to these changes as we watch two catastrophic...
Read morePlastic is everywhere in our lives these days. Water bottles, microbead skin products, disposable razors, shopping bags, and red solo...
Read morePhoto Credit: United Church of Christ What is environmental justice? Dr. Robert Bullard, often called the father of the environmental...
Read moreThree Hurricanes Looming off the East Coast of the United States It is becoming increasingly more difficult to deny the...
Read moreMost scientific studies argue that the reduction of fossil fuel consumption is paramount to reduce the effects of climate change....
Read moreSometimes it is hard to continuously find motivation to reach your goals to conserve nature and work to help the...
Read moreImagine yourself strolling beside a river in the woods near your home, only to have this idyllic scene interrupted by...
Read moreClimate change has an inordinate effect on vulnerable populations. The EPA has published multiple fact sheets outlining the effects of...
Read moreIt’s been 10 years since “An Inconvenient Truth,” the Al Gore film, first hit the big screen. Do yourself a...
Read moreThe Urban Renaissance Center of Civic Park Neighborhood in Flint is a new field placement area for social work students...
Read moreLong before the “Flint Water Crisis” brought national attention to the City of Flint generations of “Flintstones” at home and...
Read moreFLINT, Mich. – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced $500,000 in funding to...
Read moreGrocery options are limited on the far South Side. (Image: Zol87 CC by/nc) What is a ‘Food Desert’? A generally...
Read moreThe fight to prevent climate change is a big part of the consciousness in modern society. The recent extreme cold...
Read moreIf you take a drive up Hamilton between Saginaw Street and the Flint River, you could never tell that there...
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