2026-04-17T01:30:38Z https://yabu.me The Xylom https://yabu.me/npub1pd2xeps3pczdcwuv9wl08c20cmn0ueq6w7ukh2vx7kk004qtnw6qg25uph https://assets.journa.host/accounts/avatars/109/335/079/225/167/114/original/f4aff69e429eba28.png https://assets.journa.host/accounts/avatars/109/335/079/225/167/114/original/f4aff69e429eba28.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr9qra4dzqueszcf3hqlcqxml2e4srhs4mhnk7jfq7hrhd74gyd3qzyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmg9tpehk As the Trump administration implements its executive order to protect the American people under invasion, children have become collateral damage. <br/><br/>Children of immigrant, mixed-status, and noncitizen families are being harmed by increasingly punitive immigration enforcement.<br/><br/>Psychiatrists warn that the trauma will have lasting consequences on children’s health.<br/><br/>This is the first part of an investigative series produced by MindSite News and co-published by The Xylom. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/trump-ice-immigration-deportation-asian-youth-mental-health-brain">https://www.thexylom.com/post/trump-ice-immigration-deportation-asian-youth-mental-health-brain</a> 2026-01-14T13:49:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsymq7auf6j38hdfnx62d5d07gnynj52l200duzmd46t6dhz6pr0pczyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmgfx933z NEW: In a special holiday edition of our newsletter, our Editor-at-Large KC Cheng shares how her first photojournalism project — documenting the impact of climate change and technology on traditional Sámi reindeer-herding communities in Arctic Norway and Finland — still shapes how she approaches Generative AI.<br/><br/><a href="https://buttondown.com/thexylom/archive/choosing-humanness-over-algorithms/">https://buttondown.com/thexylom/archive/choosing-humanness-over-algorithms/</a> 2025-12-24T20:01:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd4kzmuwld7536sxjrdcqsul75j7w0msjd0ddfhwenu7dgwapsvagzyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmgfd63vu In Jakarta, community-led urban farming is not only a solution for citizens to reclaim food sovereignty, but it also increases the megacity&#39;s climate resiliency.<br/><br/>This is a major transformation for a city that is more than 95% dependent on food from Indonesia’s rural regions. (Published April)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/jakarta-s-urban-farms-come-to-the-rescue-of-food-insecure-residents">https://www.thexylom.com/post/jakarta-s-urban-farms-come-to-the-rescue-of-food-insecure-residents</a> 2025-12-19T23:40:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg48nk5mkxhu7uq58qt8aq9y5sszgmyj03az88fgmk2k53gnu30jszyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmgwluzqk Good news: One week into NewsMatch, we have raised over $9,500 and hit the first of three match caps! <br/><br/>Thanks to the generosity of the MacArthur Foundation and the Knight Foundation, through Dec. 31st, your new monthly donation is matched 24x (or your one-time donation tripled!), up to $1,000. <br/><br/>Hear directly from our members on why they make a monthly contribution to The Xylom: <br/><a href="https://fundrazr.com/sustain-the-xylom?ref=cr_5EHOt0">https://fundrazr.com/sustain-the-xylom?ref=cr_5EHOt0</a><br/><br/>#health #environment #climate #news #journalism #fundraiser<br/> <img src="https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/514/854/922/926/749/original/59a1d3f40b2da133.png"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/514/854/933/052/387/original/4fbabfb24e247123.png"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/514/854/918/716/463/original/8f7ebc4a3dbd6991.png"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/514/854/927/387/796/original/e5dadd75d7b15e84.png"> <br/> 2025-11-08T15:46:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9w6s3cw67ny5dzttnhv0khympgtr23c7240ut3vru3jrk3m6chwqzyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmgvm3tdt Trump may have banned hundreds of terms such as “health disparities”, “environmental justice”, and “climate accountability”, but he can never dictate what we cover and what we don&#39;t cover.<br/><br/>Tell a friend about NewsMatch: from now until the end of the year, your new monthly donation is matched 36x (or your one-time donation QUADRUPLED!), up to $1,000.<br/> <br/><a href="https://fundrazr.com/sustain-the-xylom?ref=cr_1EHOhb">https://fundrazr.com/sustain-the-xylom?ref=cr_1EHOhb</a><br/><br/>#health #environment #climate #journalism #news<br/> <img src="https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/485/934/967/195/069/original/a7d5eeedc00cd1aa.png"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/485/934/967/195/070/original/8b9c2abe48bd6d10.png"> <br/> 2025-11-03T13:12:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspluxp0fdx63f7htxlyj0yffn423uw4xsytskw9sygu2ws4rwc3yczyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmgucnn85 NEW: A new Heat Risk Calculator developed by Texas researchers is helping burn survivors such as America&#39;s Got Talent finalist Kechi Okwuchi assess their heat risk during physical activity. The tool is expected to become more important as climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme heat events.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/houston-texas-kechi-burn-survivor-heatstroke-climate-health-research">https://www.thexylom.com/post/houston-texas-kechi-burn-survivor-heatstroke-climate-health-research</a> <br/><br/>#texas #climate #health #research #news #journalism 2025-10-07T01:22:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxwcz97c5n7ff6ljg0g0vssqa58luhyev72z6ae8pvqj4kujlz2mczyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmg7wekgc It is a good day to support your local worker-run news organization. <br/><br/><a href="https://fundrazr.com/sustain-the-xylom?ref=cr_5EHOt0">https://fundrazr.com/sustain-the-xylom?ref=cr_5EHOt0</a> 2025-10-06T21:41:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw2232n3gagtahj5z626jgkwhtqwa7y862xfkv6sm8hvf899jfq6czyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmgphlla5 “Ingleside on the Bay is our slice of heaven that you’re willing to turn into hell for a profit,” said Kelley Burnett, who captains the local dolphin boat tours. “This is not just about our health, but our livelihood.” <br/><br/>This story was copublished by Drilled, Floodlight, and Deceleration in May 2025.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/our-slice-of-heaven-that-you-re-willing-to-turn-into-hell-for-a-profit">https://www.thexylom.com/post/our-slice-of-heaven-that-you-re-willing-to-turn-into-hell-for-a-profit</a> <br/><br/>#texas #pollution #environment #health #climate #photography #news #journalism 2025-09-21T13:06:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq0nx26caampawpc47a8f03j7vjmnvp8uwuyrqfzfdhdd7yukq0sqzyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmg8c47f6 “I think a lot of times scientists might want to just put their head down and try to do what they can within their sphere. I think it’s really important for us as Americans to speak up and speak out,” said Yang. “I hope my fellow Asian Americans, whether they’re in science or healthcare, will also speak out. I know that they recognize the danger.” <br/><br/><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/atlanta-cdc-shooting-rfk-trump-sound-science-saves-lives-protest">https://www.thexylom.com/post/atlanta-cdc-shooting-rfk-trump-sound-science-saves-lives-protest</a> <br/><br/>#atlanta #cdc #health #rfkjr #trump #news #journalism 2025-09-19T13:06:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswwxcq9lpwg04s9r4762d9029uzw4ghx9l8qn3reas5eh3aza65ggzyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmgtwqypa NEW: Since 2024, six large oil spills have polluted India&#39;s western coast, affecting millions; yet, no one, including the government, wants to take responsibility for the cleanup. <br/><br/>This story by Pragathi Ravi and Flavia Lopes was supported by the Pulitzer Center.<br/><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/india-mumbai-gujarat-goa-oil-spill-fish">https://www.thexylom.com/post/india-mumbai-gujarat-goa-oil-spill-fish</a> <br/><br/>#india #mumbai #oil #climate #environment #health #food #photography #news #journalism 2025-09-04T19:30:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvvae7kakqw63da4exhf22z3adj0w2swcrpelt3w4ettspn6e734gzyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmga8zkft NEW: Despite being one of the densest, wealthiest, and most energy-efficient cities in the world, only 0.8% of Hong Kong’s power comes from renewable sources, even with a generous feed-in tariff program. Why?<br/><br/>Reporting for this story was supported by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/hong-kong-solar-power-tariff-renewable-energy-carbon-neutral-goal">https://www.thexylom.com/post/hong-kong-solar-power-tariff-renewable-energy-carbon-neutral-goal</a><br/><br/>#hongkong #solar #energy #environment #climate #economy #journalism #news 2025-08-08T16:13:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstww8ss5kxjn56v45wu5hhsdnedxfw8s0vtsk4uve0mmteys7lcqczyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmg7k03wd NEW: The Trump administration&#39;s dismantling of USAID is fueling a black market of HIV medication in Zimbabwe. Desperate nurses are plundering PrEP and PEP pills from the hospitals where they work, and selling them to sex workers well-funded by their Asian clients, worsening the country&#39;s HIV crisis.<br/><br/>#africa #usaid #health #publichealth #news #journalism<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/zimbabwe-nurse-hiv-medicine-usaid">https://www.thexylom.com/post/zimbabwe-nurse-hiv-medicine-usaid</a> 2025-07-31T19:12:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp9n6l96ztt904v9hpedpwha5nwsqqvdrml89mnmteqmstfgzuzmszyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmgdscqmh NEW: For years, Chinese American home workers in New York have been protesting for fair wages and labor conditions. Looming Medicaid cuts by the Trump administration is creating an existential fight.<br/><br/>“This has truly destroyed our lives,” one retired worker said. “The pain is indescribable.”<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/they-won-t-stop-sucking-workers-blood-new-york-home-care-workers-demand-end-to-24-hour-shifts">https://www.thexylom.com/post/they-won-t-stop-sucking-workers-blood-new-york-home-care-workers-demand-end-to-24-hour-shifts</a> 2025-07-25T21:41:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstg6rjwecydajrw8az0v3wrf5x4hktv06992ujqxna5rur5tmazzqzyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmgcpk5v8 NEW: The labor and wage theft dispute between New York home care workers and the Chinese-American Planning Council is boiling over at a critical time, as New York City elects a new mayor and federal Medicaid funding is on the chopping block. <br/><br/>“This has truly destroyed our lives,” one retired worker said. “The pain is indescribable.” <br/><br/><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/they-won-t-stop-sucking-workers-blood-new-york-home-care-workers-demand-end-to-24-hour-shifts">https://www.thexylom.com/post/they-won-t-stop-sucking-workers-blood-new-york-home-care-workers-demand-end-to-24-hour-shifts</a> <br/><br/>#newyork #nyc #health #labor #news #journalism 2025-07-11T20:42:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdlfrsr57ympqt2hpqzg5mytmx5j2dttx8cujyfcer66a0y703f9qzyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmg73xtc5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyqcffcpxjg988ygrx2kkkhp5taqh7ygrxy7dcscl0qdvcasulefc2dwqjx'>nevent1q…wqjx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Check out Alex&#39;s recent reporting, &#34;The Fifth Vital Sign: Atlanta Doctors Are Talking Climate Change With Patients&#34;, copublished with Atlanta Community Press Collective and 285 South:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/the-fifth-vital-sign-atlanta-doctors-are-talking-climate-change-with-patients">https://www.thexylom.com/post/the-fifth-vital-sign-atlanta-doctors-are-talking-climate-change-with-patients</a> <br/><br/>#atlanta #climate #health #science #news #journalism 2025-04-25T13:06:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyqcffcpxjg988ygrx2kkkhp5taqh7ygrxy7dcscl0qdvcasulefczyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmg32ksuk Congratulations to our own Alex Music and Amber X. Chen, as well as Friends of The Xylom Amber Hazzard and Chad Small, for being named AAAS Mass Media Fellows!<br/><br/>For the fifth consecutive year, our newsroom has sent at least one student contributor to the AAAS Mass Media Fellowship. This is how we grow science with words. <br/><br/>Read the full press release here: <a href="https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-mass-media-science-engineering-fellowship-announces-its-2025-fellows/">https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-mass-media-science-engineering-fellowship-announces-its-2025-fellows/</a><br/><br/>#science #news #journalism<br/> <img src="https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/114/398/748/974/760/765/original/a62ffc168b0246e6.png"> <br/> 2025-04-25T13:06:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyx44g65cu93a5qjqpwtecahh6pwnkv7hkquhy6arm2ha7wqppweczyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmgpfyg0t Asian Americans, just like 89% of the world’s people, want governments to do more to address climate change. <br/><br/>But that fact is not reflected in news coverage. <br/>We are not reflected in news coverage.<br/><br/>That’s why on Earth Day, we’re joining the Climate News Task Force along with 11 other newsrooms. We&#39;ll increase and improve climate journalism collaborations and innovate new solutions to current challenges. <br/><br/><a href="https://casw.org/news/casw-launches-climate-news-task-force/">https://casw.org/news/casw-launches-climate-news-task-force/</a> <br/><br/>#earthday #climate #journalism #news<br/> <img src="https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/114/383/557/481/818/487/original/c12abb2cc5e9db1d.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-04-22T20:42:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsplrkguwexzdgkdf5jw8smr0fkmktrghj68egsyf22yxsgqpwprvczyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmgt7vlv8 NEW: Indonesia holds nearly half of the world’s known deposits of a metal critical to the energy transition, but digging and smelting it is leading to deforestation, flooding, and contamination.<br/><br/>(via <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1mwzt6h5dfhakhavekur7aga55p72g02t9kt24773s64t8suw2gpsc60vqm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Inside Climate News</span> (<span class="italic">npub1mwz…0vqm</span>)</a></span> )<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/a-nickel-rush-threatens-indonesia-s-last-nomadic-tribes-and-its-forests-fishermen-and-farmers">https://www.thexylom.com/post/a-nickel-rush-threatens-indonesia-s-last-nomadic-tribes-and-its-forests-fishermen-and-farmers</a><br/><br/>#indonesia #ev #tesla #climate #environment #indigenous #photography #news #journalism 2025-01-24T04:36:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvx53j3l5m90rnjw62rtvxhye6hff2a83u2c4t92mdsagnqlrd85gzyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmghuktzg We’ve made “India Proposes Sterilizing Leopards to Curb Human-Wildlife Conflicts” available in the Marathi language to better serve those affected by the policy in Maharashtra and the diaspora. <br/><br/>As the only science news outlet run by and for Asian Americans, this is part of our commitment to grow science with words, by broadening our reach in underserved communities. <br/><br/><a href="https://bit.ly/leopard-marathi">https://bit.ly/leopard-marathi</a><br/><br/>#india #wildlife #conservation #ecology #policy #news #journalism 2025-01-15T20:11:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw9069n78eqg3texqkkppe8qlfyx0v678jarzje8rpsk475v0j5pgzyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmg7pw0md NEW: In Indonesia, two islands have already disappeared and thousands more are at the mercy of the oceans as global sea levels rise and threaten coastlines. <br/><br/>But even Java, one of the largest islands in the country, can’t escape this fate. Now, millions are at risk. <br/><br/>This is the second story in our two-part photojournalism series “Parched and Drenched” on the water crisis in Indonesia by Garry Lotulung.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/it-s-not-just-drought-java-is-drowning-as-well/">https://www.thexylom.com/post/it-s-not-just-drought-java-is-drowning-as-well/</a><br/><br/>#indonesia #java #environment #climate #photography #journalism 2024-11-20T03:42:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf3l6lugrfpmj7e0farlaajzfzw6zmtyp6dcj0ze0hgqjc354r7sgzyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmgesr63x In the latest issue of our newsletter, Managing Editor Rhysea Agrawal previews our year-end climate series spanning Indonesia, East Africa, and India. We also celebrate the impact we&#39;ve made during election season! <br/><br/><a href="https://buttondown.com/thexylom/archive/rain-or-shine-the-xylom-is-here/">https://buttondown.com/thexylom/archive/rain-or-shine-the-xylom-is-here/</a><br/><br/>#environment #climate #india #africa #indonesia #journalism #news 2024-11-19T02:24:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw8kcgxm3ae2achmk280elpc4trgd6e45vayk3u5rss4k4szn3c4qzyq94gmyxzy8qfhpm3s4maulpflrwdlnyrfmmj6afsm66ea75pwdmgs45c4k NEW: Climate change has changed rainfall patterns in Indonesia, which is increasing the incidence of droughts in Central Java. This is the first story in our two-part photojournalism series “Parched and Drenched” by Garry Lolutung.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/when-indonesia-s-largest-island-becomes-parched">https://www.thexylom.com/post/when-indonesia-s-largest-island-becomes-parched</a><br/><br/>#indonesia #climate #photography #news #journalism 2024-11-15T20:17:33Z