Editorial In the Gap Between January 6 and MLK Day,Once Forbidden History Offers Hope By Ben Jealous Even Ron DeSantis had to admit, when pressed at a CNN townhall, January 6 was a bad day for America. Invariably,... Texas Metro NewsJanuary 10, 2024
Editorial JEALOUS: The Story of the Orcas and the Salmon, on the Endangered Species Act’s 50th Birthday By Ben Jealous Thanks to 20th-century aquariums and marine theme parks, orcas — also known as killer whales — are the most iconic whales in... Texas Metro NewsJanuary 6, 2024
Editorial JEALOUS: How the Clean-Energy Win in Michigan Provides a Road Map for Other States By Ben Jealous If you live in Detroit or another part of Michigan where there’s a looming threat of bodily harm from fossil fuel pollution,... Texas Metro NewsDecember 18, 2023
Editorial For Too Many Kids, Getting Outside Is Easier Said Than Done By Ben Jealous Last week, after a restful Thanksgiving, my family made a deliberate choice to #OptOutside on Friday. #OptOutside is a growing movement in... Texas Metro NewsDecember 2, 2023
Editorial JEALOUS: Environmental Sacrifice Zones Can Be Beacons of Clean Energy Investment By Ben Jealous Lower Richland County, South Carolina, is a place with rich history. The region, which sits on wetlands and a floodplain forest fed... Texas Metro NewsNovember 28, 2023
Editorial The Hidden Danger of Fossil Fuel Pollution By Ben Jealous The plot twist in the horror movies we love to watch at this time of year (including 1978’s “Halloween”) is used so... Texas Metro NewsNovember 7, 2023
Editorial JEALOUS: The Clean Energy Transition Must Be a Just Transition By Ben Jealous When General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford – the “Big Three” American automakers – were close to extinction 15 years ago, their... Texas Metro NewsOctober 6, 2023
Editorial JEALOUS: Protecting a Way of Life and the Planet By Ben Jealous The Sacred Place Where Life Begins. That’s what the Gwich’in people call the coastal plain of Alaska where they live. The Porcupine... Texas Metro NewsSeptember 17, 2023
Editorial JEALOUS: A Deep-South Governor’s Race to Watch By Ben Jealous A year in which there are only three races for governor’s seats, all in the Deep South, wouldn’t normally create a lot... Texas Metro NewsJuly 9, 2023
Editorial Big Chance to Cut Climate Pollution from Big Trucks By Ben Jealous The interstates built in the 1950s and 1960s killed the vitality of the communities where people of color and the poor lived,... Texas Metro NewsJune 24, 2023