Two years ago, the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration approached the Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and the original caretakers of the land, with an unheard of proposition: Would they like a piece of their land back? 19thnews.org/2025/11/cath...

“This return represents more than the restoration of land — it is the restoration of balance, dignity, and our sacred connection to the places our ancestors once walked." @jkutzie.bsky.social reports for @19thnews.org.

Remarkable story about, among other things, a highly successful political education project

Two years ago, the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration approached the Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and the original caretakers of the land, with an unheard of proposition: Would they like a piece of their land back? 19thnews.org/2025/11/cath...

In Arizona, where this story is based, data centers are driving up electricity demand and infrastructure costs. For a state where many Americans go to retire, the once affordable retirement communities are beholden to the rising rates on their electric bills.

Electricity prices are rising everywhere, with some experts referring to them as the "new eggs" in the cost of living crisis. For older people on fixed incomes, it's yet another strain on their finances. Women in particular are worried. 19thnews.org/2025/11/olde...

Doulas are being seen as an important piece to the maternal health puzzle, particularly for Black women, who have higher maternal mortality rates. In Florida, they are also being trained to better prepare patients for the climate crisis. Enter the climate doula: 19thnews.org/2025/10/doul...

Doulas are crafting a climate disaster blueprint for pregnant people 19thnews.org/2025/10/doul... via @19thnews.org @jkutzie.bsky.social

Emergency/low-resource reproductive care in general is where its at for the forseeable. More perspectives on climate and birth.

In recent years, research has illuminated the ways that climate change is threatening pregnancies. Now, a new pilot program is teaching doulas the skills they need to help their patients understand the growing risks and provide them the tools they need to adapt. 19thnews.org/2025/10/doul...

In recent years, research has illuminated the ways that climate change is threatening pregnancies. Now, a new pilot program is teaching doulas the skills they need to help their patients understand the growing risks and provide them the tools they need to adapt. 19thnews.org/2025/10/doul...

ICE has recently targeted patients in hospital maternity wards and on their way home from prenatal visits. As a result, many patients are skipping virtually all of their pregnancy-related health care. ~250k babies are born every year to immigrations w/o permanent status. 19thnews.org/2025/10/preg...

This is a great read by @zteirstein.bsky.social. Living in Arizona, Valley Fever is scary! This piece breaks down the threat perfectly, how climate is turbocharging it, and the challenges to protect the public under an administration attacking public health. grist.org/health/valle...

“When I was a little girl, I used to dream as a man, because I wanted to do things that women didn’t do back then such as traveling to Africa, living with wild animals and writing books.” 19thnews.org/2025/10/jane...

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Arizona is poised to make state history on Tuesday by electing its first Latina to Congress. 19thnews.org/2025/09/adel...

Congrats to one of the best @joanmeiners.bsky.social and the other best @abbyjohnston.bsky.social!

My main job is as managing editor of @19thnews.org, but once a writer, always a writer. Check out my profile for ELLE of María Corina Machado, Venezuela's opposition leader, who has been in hiding in her own country since Maduro's reelection. www.elle.com/culture/care...

A bright spot- marriage equality is unlikely to fall, say the nation’s leading LGBTQ+ legal minds, and if SCOTUS overturns Obergefell, we will still be married. Here’s why: 19thnews.org/2025/09/marr...

In the absence of a federal universal child care system, some states have worked to build their own systems, and New Mexico has been a leader in that effort over the past several years. It will now be the first to make child care free for all. 19thnews.org/2025/09/new-...

In a single email, the EPA ended her research into how climate change endangers children 19thnews.org/2025/09/epa-... via @19thnews.org

“There was no discussion, there was no warning, simply an email that said, ‘You’re done. This project is no longer within the administration’s scope. Cease and desist activities as of today.’” @jkutzie.bsky.social's latest for @19thnews.org.

The EPA cancelled grants that would help us understand how children are affected by climate change. The agency response: Maybe Biden and Harris "shouldn’t have forced their radical agenda of wasteful DEI programs and ‘environmental justice.'" 19thnews.org/2025/09/epa-...

Last night I sweated through my pajamas so bad I could almost wring them out. 6,000 people enter menopause every day. Yet the experience is under-covered. @19thnews.org' latest newsletter is here — a space for real talk about middle age. Sign up early (for FREE!) 19thnews.org/newsletters/...

After Katrina, one innovative nonprofit created a program to help single moms and low-income women find work in the recovery. They now have a 70% success rate for placing women in the trades and other higher paying jobs. In May, their funding was cut under DOGE. 19thnews.org/2025/08/hurr...

The number of journalists killed in Monday's strike has gone up to four, according to Palestinian health officials. More than 240 Palestinian journalists have been killed by Israeli fire in Gaza since the war started, according to the Palestinian Journalist Syndicate reut.rs/47dAyjY

Love stories that feel counterintuitive and then you read them and it all makes sense! 19thnews.org/2025/08/dome...

Always proud to work @19thnews.org. To see where we are heading in our next three years, take a look at our new strategic plan or become a member. 🦋

When Trump dismantled environmental justice work, I began to wonder what the ripple effects felt like for activists who had finally felt seen by the federal government. That reporting led me to Carletta Davis, a local leader who shifted her energy to a run for office. 19thnews.org/2025/08/carl...

New @dataforprogress.org polling of Alaska, shared first with @19thnews.org, shows former Rep. Mary Peltola as the strongest likely/possible candidate for Alaska's 2026 governor's race, beating other potential opponents by double-digits in RCV simulations 19thnews.org/2025/08/mary...

Super smart story by my colleague @jazzmyth.bsky.social.

Great reporting by @jwashing.bsky.social‬ and ‪@yanak.bsky.social uncovering the company proposing a data center Tucson. Data centers are known for their high water & electricity demands, which has residents concerned about putting one in the middle of the desert. azluminaria.org/2025/07/21/a...

SCOOP: The Trump Administration directed the Muir Woods National Monument to remove language it had added to its interpretative signs detailing women's contributions to the monument and the racist ideologies of some of its founders. 19thnews.org/2025/07/publ...

It's been fascinating to watch this race unfold in my city, where Deja Foxx, a Gen Z activist turned politician has gained momentum in the final weeks before the primary. My story delves into why she thinks the Dem party needs new messengers for a new generation. 19thnews.org/2025/07/deja...

Over the last 18 months, as news broke of different deepfake abuse scandals in schools across the country, I wondered how laws dealt with youth offenders. Pretty much everyone agrees throwing kids in jail or labeling them as sex offenders isn't the answer. So what is? 19thnews.org/2025/07/deep...

A few months ago I left DC to spend more time in VP Vance's home state of Ohio (& mine) to cover the people impacted by the Trump administration's agenda — including the LGBTQ+ Americans whose existences they are trying to erase. But the Ohio Lesbian Archive perseveres: 19thnews.org/2025/06/ohio...

Some shameless self-promotion — if you are, for instance, a radio producer or podcast host looking for someone to contextualize the Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton Supreme Court case, I'd love to talk. Hit me up [email protected]

Incredible feat of reporting by Olivia Gentile. This story was a collaboration between @typeinvestigations.org and @19thnews.org and was edited by the great @abbyjohnston.bsky.social. Please take some time to read this important piece of investigative journalism. 19thnews.org/2025/06/hagu...

Love Canal: The Black Mothers Behind One of the Biggest Environmental Fights of the 20th Century • today on @therevelator.org republished from @19thnews.org therevelator.org/love-canal-b...

Another reason to be proud of @19thnews.org: @jkutzie.bsky.social won third place in the Indigenous Journalists Association feature category! indigenousjournalists.org/2025-indigen...

They're not your typical 'preppers,' but thousands look to them for survival tips — Black women survivalists want more people like them to know that preparedness is for everyone 19thnews.org/2025/06/blac... via @19thnews.org

Hey, y'all! Wanted you to hear it from me: I'm running for president of The National Association of Black Journalists! I'm so excited for the opportunity to lead at this moment in our profession and our organization. I hope you'll support me and spread the word! #Errin4NABJ

What the latest COVID vaccine changes mean for pregnant people and children 19thnews.org/2025/05/covi... via @19thnews.org

“Just because the bill gets paid, people should not assume that that’s not at great cost,” said Olivia Wein @ NCLC. And “it’s going to be harder and harder for people to do that, to juggle enough to get the bills paid on time." #LIHEAP #EnergyEfficiency #ProtectConsumers 19thnews.org/2025/05/lihe...

Before Lillie Bryan learned about LIHEAP, she worried year-round about paying for heat. She turned the heat way down and took cold showers. And on particularly chilly days, she'd open the oven to warm her home a little This critical program is now on the chopping block www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...

I wrote about a program that has long enjoyed bipartisan support for the simple fact that it keeps Americans alive and safe from extreme temperatures in their homes. Like so many other programs that help the poorest in the country, its funding is up for debate. 19thnews.org/2025/05/lihe...

Black people represent nearly 30% of fatal police shooting victims in the US, though they are 13% of the population. Black women, particularly grieving mothers have always been at the center of the movement for police reform: fighting for a safer and more equal America for all. 🫶 via @19thnews.org

KOSA has been re-introduced. If you want to know why LGBTQ+ advocates are worried, read my coverage from last year. 19thnews.org/2024/03/why-...

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