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The Fifth National Climate Assessment found that Black communities nationwide will bear a disproportionate share of…
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We knew this already, but here’s some more evidence.
On Tuesday, the NAACP filed a federal complaint alleging that Mississippi officials' neglect of Jackson’s water…
The Justice Department is looking into claims of environmental racism due to the living conditions for Black people…
The White House's Justice40 Pilot Program will identify communities who struggle with environmental injustice based…
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) introduced a bill Thursday that aims to provide health equity and climate justice…
The more I learn about how horrific the nooks and crannies of this country are, the less I understand how anyone can…
Editor’s Note: This story is being published as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalistic collaboration to…
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Harriet Washington’s 2007 tome, Medical Apartheid, not only outlined the pervasive use of medical experimentation on…
Teen activists from Johannesburg to Los Angeles are striking today to demand the world take action on climate…
The children of Philadelphia are in dire need of our help. They are at the mercy of a man-made, ticking time bomb…
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ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C.–Ed Atkins Jr., 68, is proud of his family tradition. He’s a third-generation fisherman and…
The Oglala Sioux Tribe has yanked the welcome mat right out from under South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s feet,…
It’s been well documented that while climate change affects everyone, its impact is not evenly shared. In the U.S.,…
On Earth Day, Our Fight for Environmental Justice and Against the Trump EPA’s Toxic Agenda Continues
The Trump administration and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler have failed…
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