Matthew Russell

Matthew Russell

Matthew Russell is a West Michigan native and with a background in journalism, data analysis, cartography and design thinking. He likes to learn new things and solve old problems whenever possible, and enjoys bicycling, spending time with his daughters, and coffee.

Articles by Matthew Russell

Split image shows an offshore drilling platform at sea beside a worker cleaning oil from a polluted beach.

Federal Approval Revives Fears Of Another Gulf Oil Disaster

BP’s Kaskida project would drill in ultra-deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, where failure could threaten marine life, coastal communities, fishing, and tourism. Environmental groups are suing over the...

Federal Approval Revives Fears Of Another Gulf Oil Disaster

BP’s Kaskida project would drill in ultra-deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, where failure could threaten marine life, coastal communities, fishing, and tourism. Environmental groups are suing over the...

Side-by-side images show a bundled-up person covering their face near smoking industrial towers and a masked child sitting on top of a playground slide.

EPA Rollback Lets Coal Plants Release More Toxic Pollution

Mercury can harm children’s brain development. Coal- and oil-fired power plants can also release lead, arsenic, nickel, and other toxic pollutants. EPA repealed stronger protections, and health groups are suing....

EPA Rollback Lets Coal Plants Release More Toxic Pollution

Mercury can harm children’s brain development. Coal- and oil-fired power plants can also release lead, arsenic, nickel, and other toxic pollutants. EPA repealed stronger protections, and health groups are suing....

Security camera still shows a white car driving across a parking lot while a dog runs behind it in the distance.

Woman Accused of Abandoning Dog Behind Skating Rink Faces Charges

A dog named Leno was left behind near Lorain Skate World, then seen chasing after the car that drove away. Security footage showed a white Honda pull behind the skating...

Woman Accused of Abandoning Dog Behind Skating Rink Faces Charges

A dog named Leno was left behind near Lorain Skate World, then seen chasing after the car that drove away. Security footage showed a white Honda pull behind the skating...

Side-by-side images of smokestacks emitting a white plume into a blue sky and a woman holding a child while overlooking a hazy town with an industrial plant.

EPA Rules Leave Neighborhoods Near Trash Incinerators Exposed To Toxic Air

Trash incinerators burn waste and release pollution into the air nearby families breathe. EPA finalized new rules, but advocates say the standards are far weaker than the law and modern...

EPA Rules Leave Neighborhoods Near Trash Incinerators Exposed To Toxic Air

Trash incinerators burn waste and release pollution into the air nearby families breathe. EPA finalized new rules, but advocates say the standards are far weaker than the law and modern...

Side-by-side images of oil-covered hands holding pooled crude and workers in protective suits cleaning an oil-soaked shoreline.

Communities Face Water Risks As Tar Sands Pipeline Plan Moves Ahead Before Full Review

A massive new oil pipeline could carry Canadian crude through Montana and Wyoming, but federal approval moved ahead before full environmental review was complete. Advocates warn that water, land, climate,...

Communities Face Water Risks As Tar Sands Pipeline Plan Moves Ahead Before Full Review

A massive new oil pipeline could carry Canadian crude through Montana and Wyoming, but federal approval moved ahead before full environmental review was complete. Advocates warn that water, land, climate,...

Split image of two rabbits: a close-up brown rabbit with upright ears on the left, and a brown lop-eared rabbit chewing a leaf in green grass on the right.

The World’s Smallest Rabbit Is Waiting For Protection

Pygmy rabbits are small enough to fit in a human hand, but their problem is enormous. They depend on sagebrush habitat that is being lost to fire, invasive grasses, grazing,...

The World’s Smallest Rabbit Is Waiting For Protection

Pygmy rabbits are small enough to fit in a human hand, but their problem is enormous. They depend on sagebrush habitat that is being lost to fire, invasive grasses, grazing,...

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