Andrew Wright
LATEST ARTICLES BY Andrew Wright
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Environment
Florida’s coral reef is basically extinct, but scientists are trying to bring it back
March 3, 2023Since the 1970s, Florida’s reef has lost over 95% of its coral coverage.
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Environment
Michigan’s Song of Ice and Fire: Power failures and toxic waste plagues
March 1, 2023Corporate energy giants spin nonsense explanations about why the power grid is constantly failing. Meanwhile, train companies and disposal firms truck in toxic waste from recent derailments.
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Opinion
Who’s checking on the cops’ mental health?
February 24, 2023Are police“helpless” and unable to prevent themselves from shooting down the mentally ill, Black people, and protesters?
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Environment
Bacteria killing coral reefs off Florida coast as sewage pours into ocean
December 20, 2022Centuries-old infrastructure ends up pouring thousands of gallons of untreated sewage into the sea.
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U.S.
U.S. domestic and sexual violence crisis only getting worse
December 8, 2022This is an issue that awareness alone can’t tackle.
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U.S.
Detroit raises police salaries but also commits to mental health response team
November 15, 2022Unable to keep cops on staff, city raises pay. But also sets out to address mental health safety.
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U.S.
For the sake of our (mental) health, Detroit needs an alternative to policing
November 3, 2022The Motor City desperately needs an alternative to calling the police when mental health crises occur. Other locales have explored and tested new approaches worth studying.
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Politics
A ‘yes’ vote on Michigan’s Prop. 3 could save abortion access in the state
October 25, 2022The measure would overwrite a 91-year-old abortion ban found in the Michigan Penal Code.
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