Thank you very much for donating to PublicSource’s climate change reporting. We fundraised $3,443 toward our goal, including $570 in donations at PublicSource.org. Your support through Ioby helped to offset the expenses of reporting, editing, fact-checking, photography, graphic design and video for 14 stories covering climate from the Pittsburgh point of view. The project was well-received by our readers and we hope you learned from and will continue to share the Covering Climate Now stories. https://www.publicsource.org/series/covering-climate-now/ 

Next: We have an exciting project ahead for November with National Geographic! It's a regional effort of six newsrooms titled "Good River: Stories of the Ohio."
Please accept our sincere appreciation for your readership and support!

The story of climate change — its effects and the search for solutions — is a global one, but PublicSource’s forthcoming project aims to make the defining issue feel local, relatable and accessible to the Pittsburgh area. The PublicSource newsroom is not alone in this endeavor, dubbed #CoveringClimateNow; major TV, public radio, newspapers, magazines and peers of the Institute for Nonprofit News will be publishing climate-focused journalism in concert in September. By increasing the visibility of climate coverage, PublicSource will be giving the climate story the attention and prominence that scientists have long said it demands. Our reporting aims to equip local residents and leaders with the information they need to take action. 

We have five weeks to raise $5,000. The focused reporting will publish between Sept. 16 and Sept. 26. The timing is not incidental: On Sept. 23, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will host the landmark international Climate Action Summit in New York. 

PublicSource knows from reader surveys that coverage of the environment is of paramount importance to Pittsburghers. Please pitch in with a gift of $35, $50 or more to support this vital project.