Beginning Farmers, Farmers of Color Outbid as Farmland Prices Soar
The pandemic-fueled land rush has brought wealthier buyers to rural areas, making land even harder to access—a crisis that has become especially acute in the Northeast.
Greta Moran
Hi! I'm a Senior Reporter at Civil Eats and freelance writer living in Queens, New York. My reporting focuses on the climate crisis, public health, and U.S. food system. You can also find me in The Atlantic, The Guardian, Grist, Pacific Standard, Teen Vogue, The New Republic, The New York Times, The Intercept, Guernica, Quartz, Bitch, Autostraddle, Massive Science, Popular Science, The New Yorker online, and elsewhere. My article on publicly-owned utilities is anthologized in No Planet B.
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When not writing about existential issues that would require restructuring society to solve, I write funny tidbits about literally nothing.
The Longest 80 Miles: How Nursing Home Evictions Tear Families Apart
In upstate New York, a nursing home eviction due to a debt has indefinitely separated two women’s enduring love by 80 miles.
As the Climate Emergency Grows, Farmworkers Lack Protection from Deadly Heat
A majority migrant and undocumented workforce, farmworkers are especially vulnerable to extreme heat, not only because of their direct exposure, but also because of a lack of other social and labor protections.
Poison Route
National Grid’s North Brooklyn pipeline will funnel fracked gas through largely low-income neighborhoods of color. Can it be stopped?
When Disasters Overlap
Cities around the world are facing more frequent and more deadly heat waves, and New York is no exception. But community organizers say the city’s response could use some help in one key area: communication.
The Dark Money-Funded Women’s Group Rallying Behind Amy Coney Barrett
The Independent Women’s Forum and its sister group have received millions from dark-money groups advancing conservative control of the courts.
What If the Public Took Control of the Energy Grid?
Earlier this month, Pacific Gas & Electric, the investor-owned utility company that supplies power to much of California, cut off electricity to over 700,000 customers. The company argued that such a drastic measure — the largest planned power outage in the state’s history — was necessary to prevent wildfires.
As Food Scrap Collection Peaks, NYC Community Compost Sites Face Evictions
Big questions remain about the future of food waste disposal in a city of 8 million that committed to sending zero waste to the landfill by 2030.
The Resurgence of Waffle Gardens Is Helping Indigenous Farmers Grow Food with Less Water
In the face of climate change and persistent droughts, a growing number of people from Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico and elsewhere are adopting the traditional farming practice.
Could Climate Change Put an End to Arizona's Alfalfa Heyday?
As the Colorado River drops to new lows, the future of the water-intensive cattle feed crop in the state—and the dairy industry it makes possible—are in question.
Indigenous Groups Push Insurers to Abandon Fossil Fuel Projects
Indigenous land defenders are increasingly pressuring the financiers of fossil fuel infrastructure to respect their sovereign land right.
Toxic waste sites aren’t prepared for hurricane season
The EPA has ignored reports that Superfund sites are not resilient to climate change, and communities are at risk.
A potential wave of mass evictions could make this year’s turbulent hurricane season even worse
The confluence of a pandemic, mass evictions, and a particularly nasty hurricane season could make the rest of 2020 even more of a nightmare.
What big cities can learn about climate adaptation from rural Louisiana
How can the people of coastal Louisiana adapt to inevitable loss? How can they make an informed choice between moving on or staying put on sinking land that has nurtured generations of people, cultures, and livelihoods?
Questions Remain about Big Food's Influence on the New Dietary Guidelines
Advocates and experts point to a long-standing pattern of corporate influence on the nation’s ‘go-to source of nutrition advice.’
We didn’t track hurricanes hundreds of years ago—but trees did
Researchers are trying to extend the tropical storm record by looking inside ancient coastal trees.
Meet the Retired Furniture Maker Fighting for Climate Justice—and Coal Miners' Well-Being—in West Virginia
Jim Probst has dedicated the last five years to building a climate movement that's equally concerned with local coal miners' well-being as it is with the consequences of coal mining itself.
Nursing homes aren’t equipped to provide life-saving A/C in the event of a power outage
Despite tragedies, there is no federal requirement for nursing homes to have backup generators capable of restoring power to the air conditioning.
How activists successfully shut down key pipeline projects in New York
Years of coordinated grassroots opposition prevented the construction of 931 miles of interstate pipeline across the northeast, including 448 miles within New York.
The Real Reason California’s Wildfires Are Getting Worse
California’s beautiful stretches of forest and grassland are meant to burn. Fire is a natural part of the state’s diverse ecosystems, and native plants (including sequoias and redwoods) have adapted to withstand periodic fires. But California was never meant to burn the way it is now.
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