by John Cronin | Feb 1, 2021
This article first appeared in the August 22, 2013 edition of EarthDesk. ~ JC Earlier this evening, I laid my tools on the cabin top of the boat on which I was working, and settled atop to watch the rust red moon crawl to the shoulders of the Hudson Highlands. It...
by John Cronin | Jan 20, 2021
This article first appeared in the October 7, 2017 EarthDesk. ~ JC In the days leading up to and after Hurricane Maria, Sarah Gabriella Pereira lived by her cell phone. She had learned the hard way that even a moment’s hesitation might disconnect her from home, thanks...
by John Cronin | Jan 30, 2020
This article first appeared in the January 14, 2015 EarthDesk. ~ JC Lava Mae Delivers Dignity One Shower at a Time Homeless man in Dolores Park, San Francisco. Photo by Cronin More than 2 million residents of the United States experience homelessness during the...
by John Cronin | Jan 18, 2020
This article first appeared in the September 25, 2015 EarthDesk. ~ JC It is a central precept of environmental justice that environmental problems impose the greatest suffering on those who are economically disadvantaged. But Pope Francis raised the stakes in his...
