Category: News
This Houston neighborhood may have found the key to adapting to climate change
Written by: Vanessa Glavinskas
Huey German-Wilson is a longtime resident of Houston’s flood-prone northeast side. Over her 30 years there, she has lived through dozens of disasters and major floods. …
The fight for groundwater in one of the driest places in Arizona
Written by: Shanti Menon
La Paz County, Arizona, is one of the drier places in a pretty dry state. With just a scant few inches of rain a year, a …
Referendum around the corner: What’s really at stake for NJ schools
Written by: Megan O'Donnell
Superintendent Ruth B. Turner welcomed the Montclair Pod to her office on Valley Road for a candid conversation about the current state of Montclair’s school district. …
Booker’s big idea: No federal tax on your first $75,000
Written by: Michael Schreiber
If you’ve been feeling the squeeze — property taxes, groceries, the basic cost of keeping a household running in Essex County — Senator Cory Booker has …
This Day in History: Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to declare its independence
Written by: Yasmin Mustefa
On March 11, 1990, Lithuania became the first Soviet Republic to declare its independence from the Soviet Union. The U.S.S.R. did not accept Lithuania’s independence and …
Booker’s big idea: No federal tax on your first $75,000
Written by: Michael Schreiber
If you’ve been feeling the squeeze — property taxes, groceries, the basic cost of keeping a household running in Essex County — Senator Cory Booker has …
They fought for major polluters. Now they’re regulating pollution in America
Written by: Vanessa Glavinskas
Inside the Trump administration, many of America’s top regulators have deep ties to heavily polluting industries, raising concerns about the influence of major polluters on rules …
Trump EPA declares no harm from climate change
Written by: Joanna Foster
Editor’s note: On Feb. 18, a coalition of health and environmental groups, including Environmental Defense Fund, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and …
Opinion: Don Lemon & the ongoing war on the free press
Written by: Charles Sennott
Every week, it seems, we are writing about an increasingly pervasive threat to press freedom. The attacks on journalism, and on truth itself, are relentless in …
What happens after holding one of New Jersey’s most powerful offices?
Written by: Megan O'Donnell
The People’s Lawyer Reflects: Matt Platkin on Power, Accountability, and What Comes After Office Matthew Platkin’s tenure as New Jersey’s Attorney General has been defined by …
Opinion: AI platforms need to wake up to an alarming crisis in local news
Written by: Charles Sennott
The beautiful, old Goss Uniliner presses that have run like a locomotive for generations at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will be grinding to a halt as the …
This day in history: The earthquake almost no one remembers
Written by: Kaitlyn Farley
December 16, 1920: The Earthquake Almost Nobody Remembers — And Why It Still Haunts China On the freezing evening of December 16, 1920, in the rural …
SCOTUS expedites an appeal on Trump’s birthright order
Written by: Frank Nez
Summary Supreme Court will fast-track an appeal of Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, signaling imminent substantive review despite lower courts’ nationwide injunctions. Ruling could reshape …
Judge halts Jersey town’s school funding vote, says ballot questions were too confusing
Written by: Farnoosh Torabi
Montclair’s upcoming school funding referendum will not move forward as planned. A Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that the two questions the district planned to put …
The Pope sends a message of hope, as Christians vanish in the Holy Land
Written by: Charles Sennott
As we march toward Christmas, following the “pa-rum-pa-pum-pum” beat of commercialism to the schlocky versions of ‘Little Drummer Boy’ piped into shopping malls or blaring in …
An interview with New Jersey Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill
Written by: Michael Schreiber
Below is the transcript of The Montclair Pod’s recent interview with Mikie Sherrill, who was elected Governor of New Jersey and will soon be the former Congressperson …
The lights are still on at America’s oldest coal plants—and you’re paying for it
Written by: Liz Galst
Aging coal power plants, forced to stay open by Trump administration, are costing consumers millions Electricity customers in 11 Midwestern states will have to pay $80 …
A decade after America’s worst gas leak, safeguards under threat from Trump EPA
Written by: Shanti Menon
Ten years after Aliso Canyon, the worst gas leak in U.S. history, the Trump EPA wants to remove gas pollution safeguards Erin Brockovich called it “the …
The unlikely allies who saved Gulf Coast fishing
Written by: Vanessa Glavinskas
Texas Fisherman Keith “Buddy” Guindon used to catch more red snapper than anyone else along the Gulf Coast. But when fish populations crashed and communities struggled, …
FBI raids Jersey town over alleged ISIS plot: What we know
Written by: Michael Schreiber
It was a scene you don’t typically see in Upper Montclair: federal law enforcement agents converging on a quiet corner at the intersection of Valley Place …
FBI raids Jersey town over alleged ISIS plot: What we know
Written by: Michael Schreiber
It was a scene you don’t typically see in Upper Montclair: federal law enforcement agents converging on a quiet corner at the intersection of Valley Place …
FBI raids Jersey town over alleged ISIS plot: What we know
Written by: Michael Schreiber
It was a scene you don’t typically see in Upper Montclair: federal law enforcement agents converging on a quiet corner at the intersection of Valley Place …
How Hungary’s journalists are fighting their strongman — and what American media under Trump can learn from them
Written by: Charles Sennott
I was supposed to be in Vienna today at the 75th annual World Congress of the International Press Institute, where I am proud to have been …
How Hungary’s journalists are fighting their strongman — and what American media under Trump can learn from them
Written by: Charles Sennott
I was supposed to be in Vienna today at the 75th annual World Congress of the International Press Institute, where I am proud to have been …
Why a New Jersey commissioner says a local school district is overdue for a forensic audit
Written by: Farnoosh Torabi
In an exclusive conversation with The Montclair Pod, Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill, a proud Montclair High School alum, shares his perspective on the town’s budget crisis, …
“Has everyone been fed?’’ North Carolina, one year after Hurricane Helene
Written by: Allyn West
“Has everyone been fed?’’ North Carolina, one year after Hurricane Helene Shrinking support from the Trump administration delays disaster recovery, leaves communities vulnerable to dangerous weather. …
Real photos of an underwater worm you’ll wish were AI
Written by: Stephania Kontopanos
Real photos of an underwater worm you’ll wish were AI It’s time for the blobfish to move over. There’s another ugly sea creature in town (or …
A nation on the move: Meet some of the Americans displaced because of extreme weather
Written by: Tom Clynes
A nation on the move Millions in the U.S. are leaving their homes due to extreme weather. Is any place safe? Cindy Adair, a real estate …
The Louvre heist forklift ad is so smart it should be in a museum
Written by: Stephania Kontopanos
This Louvre heist forklift ad is so smart it should be in a museum In a movie-like heist, unidentified thieves managed to flee the Louvre with …
From Trump to Elizabeth Holmes: Famous American leaders who were arrested in the last decade
Written by: Nourhan Sandouk
Famous American leaders who were arrested in the last decade Here are some of the famous American leaders who have been arrested, booking photo taken, and formally …
