Erin Brockovich

In Richie Mehta's Poacher, which released this week on Prime Video, Nimisha Sajayan plays Mala Jogi, a determined forest range officer in Kerala. She is called to report and work on a case that needs immediate attention. Elephants have been brutally murdered for illegal ivory trade. As the investigation takes full swing, Mala is most often the only woman in the room. She is the silent observer, keenly taking notes and doing her work. Still, it is Mala's steadfast determination to get to the truth – and her care and…

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.Bees Are Fish Now, I Guess?If there hadn’t been construction planned for the bridge that crosses over Leslie Run, one of the creeks that runs through the middle of East Palestine, Ohio, Rick Tsai and Randy DeHaven might not have noticed the worst contamination they’d seen in the creek in weeks.A backhoe had hoisted a chunk of earth from the bank of the creek, leaving a pool about eight feet across and deep enough to come up to the…