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Deceleration Tapped for Inaugural ‘Latine Voices for Democracy’ Cohort by New Media Ventures

New Media Ventures and Valiente Action Fund announced that they are providing 10 media orgs—including Deceleration—funding and training to help better serve Latine communities and fight disinformation online.

By Greg Harman

/ 10 May 2024

Deceleration Tapped for Inaugural ‘Latine Voices for Democracy’ Cohort by New Media Ventures

OSHA Says U.S. Heat Deaths a ‘Vast’ Undercount as Off-the-Rails Temps Push Toward Summer

Federal regulators are targeting Spanish-speaking workers early this year in hopes of reducing deaths during 2024’s extreme heat. But large gaps in Texas heat surveillance means another avoidable season of suffering and death looms for workers, migrants, elderly, unhoused, and the incarcerated.

By Greg Harman

/ 27 Apr 2024

OSHA Says U.S. Heat Deaths a ‘Vast’ Undercount as Off-the-Rails Temps Push Toward Summer

VideoVIDEO: Heat Emergency—A Forum on Extreme Heat, Public Health, & Community Response

Public health experts and community workers convened this week at Deceleration’s ‘Heat Emergency’ forum to connect the dots between extreme heat’s causes, local impacts, and how best to interrupt the gathering crisis and (hopefully) save some lives.

By Greg Harman

/ 19 Apr 2024

VideoVIDEO: Heat Emergency—A Forum on Extreme Heat, Public Health, & Community Response

Extreme Heat Could Have Killed Dozens in San Antonio During 2023, Says SAMMinistries CEO

SAMMinistries has tracked deaths within the unhoused community for years. Their CEO thinks extreme heat may have directly caused dozens of deaths and contributed to even more during 2023’s unprecedented heatwave. There is no local research initiative that can prove them right or wrong.

By Greg Harman

/ 11 Apr 2024

Extreme Heat Could Have Killed Dozens in San Antonio During 2023, Says SAMMinistries CEO

VideoVIDEO: Easter Vigil Highlights Ongoing Eviction of Migratory Birds at Brackenridge Park

Ongoing City of San Antonio efforts to displace migratory birds runs counter to the sustained message from park visitors and neighbors in favor of protecting the area’s ecology—including migratory birds.

By Greg Harman

/ 4 Apr 2024

VideoVIDEO: Easter Vigil Highlights Ongoing Eviction of Migratory Birds at Brackenridge Park

Take Action: ‘Heat Emergency’ Event Intends to Reduce Suffering, Highlight Solutions

Deceleration is assembling a panel of public health and community experts to lead a community conversation about the challenges of climate-driven extreme heat.

By Greg Harman

/ 29 Mar 2024

Take Action: ‘Heat Emergency’ Event Intends to Reduce Suffering, Highlight Solutions

Oilfield Witness Documents Rampant Flaring and ‘Blowdowns’ across Permian Basin as Gas Prices Cool

With the new federal methane rule entering the home stretch, stranded gas in the Permian Basin could contribute to more flaring this year.

By Greg Harman

/ 27 Mar 2024

Oilfield Witness Documents Rampant Flaring and ‘Blowdowns’ across Permian Basin as Gas Prices Cool

VideoVIDEO: Canyon Lake 59.9 Percent Full, Lowest Level Since the 1960s

With area springs going dry and reservoirs falling seriously low at Canyon Lake and elsewhere, the forecast is for extreme summer and expanding drought across Central and West Texas.

By Greg Harman

/ 27 Mar 2024

VideoVIDEO: Canyon Lake 59.9 Percent Full, Lowest Level Since the 1960s

VideoVIDEO: Monterrey Iron & Metal Pollution Community Forum

Request that could lead to reforms of rules overseeing recycling facilities advances to City of San Antonio Governance Committee on March 20.

By Greg Harman

/ 15 Mar 2024

VideoVIDEO: Monterrey Iron & Metal Pollution Community Forum

How Hearst’s ‘Weather Wonks’ Invisibilize Climate Crisis

Hearst Newspapers’ ‘science-informed’ weather reporting initiative promised to help keep readers safe, but the ‘Texas Weather Wonks’ have entirely ignored the primary driver of recent extreme heat—human fossil-fueled industry.

By Greg Harman

/ 6 Mar 2024

How Hearst’s ‘Weather Wonks’ Invisibilize Climate Crisis

Albert Garcia’s Death Recorded as Drug Overdose by Bexar County Medical Examiner

Albert Garcia died beneath a highway offramp after living unsheltered for nearly a month during San Antonio’s hottest summer on record. A decision not to include heat as a contributing factor has sparked debate.

By Greg Harman

/ 21 Feb 2024

Albert Garcia’s Death Recorded as Drug Overdose by Bexar County Medical Examiner

Why Environmentalists Must Speak Up On Palestine

As the environmental community rightly celebrates the global growth of renewable energy as a means to combat climate change, we cannot ignore what is unfolding in Israel-Palestine, where nearly 30,000 Palestinians have been murdered in three months.

By Greg Harman

/ 5 Feb 2024

Why Environmentalists Must Speak Up On Palestine