Britny Cordera
2022-2023 Newsroom InternBritny Cordera is a poet and journalist based in St. Louis. She teaches creative writing with the St. Louis Poetry Center and helps build capacity for storytelling nonprofits in the area. Her goal is to empower communities to act on climate solutions by reporting on environmental justice and culture.
She was part of the 2022 NPR Next Generation Radio Project at St. Louis Public Radio and her work can be found in Grist Fix, The New Territory, Atmos, and Next City. When she is not doing journalism, or writing poetry, Britny connects with her inner child by watching anime and roller skating.
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An Andean bear named Ben once again escaped his enclosure at the St. Louis Zoo.
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Two toxic chemicals found in groundwater wells in St. Charles are linked to Ameren Huster Road Substation.
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Missouri Department of Conservation believes that an increase in mountain lion sightings indicates a healthier environment.
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An urban farming organization received $350,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to support urban farmers in north St. Louis County and address accessibility to healthy food.
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The Missouri Department of Conservation reports a species of jellyfish from China can be found in Missouri’s lakes, reservoirs and other freshwater habitats.
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The Missouri Asian American Youth Foundation presses Missouri lawmakers for stricter gun control laws and equitable access to mental health care.
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The Missouri Department of Transportation proposes three improvement options along Kingshighway and Jefferson Avenue between Chouteau and Forest Park avenues.
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Fourth grade students from Meramec Elementary learned about the Lewis and Clark expedition during a visit to the Gateway Arch museum, where they took a tour through St. Louis history.
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A stream revival project at Tower Grove Park helps people in the St. Louis region learn about the Osage Nation while keeping rain runoff from city sewers.
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Local shelters are overwhelmed and at capacity. Inflation and evictions this year are increasing the number of pet surrenders.
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St. Louis-area homeless shelters are making more beds and cots available for people in need of a warm place to escape the coming bitter cold.
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The annual Christmas Bird Count runs from Wednesday through Jan. 5. The longest-running citizen science tradition in the nation, it will allow bird watchers to see if there is decline in bird species across the St. Louis region due to avian influenza and global warming.