Public Health Suffers As Poland Burns More Coal
Increased coal combustion — especially of poor quality, heavily polluting coals — in Poland is setting off a public health emergency as families try to keep warm amidst the global energy crisis
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Imperial County Sits at Intersection of Injustices
Climate, worker, and housing injustice all intersect in Imperial County, California, High Country News reports. Also known as "America's Winter Garden" it is by far the hottest county in the West, and
Composting in Detroit Gets a Boost From the Philippines
On a recent Saturday morning, Pamela McGhee and several neighbors were busy at work in a community garden on Detroit’s East Side, weighing food scraps and assessing compost piles for compliance. Items
How One Neighborhood Is Rebuilding After a Highway Tore It Apart
Growing up in Rosemont, a once vibrant Black neighborhood on Baltimore’s West Side, Glenn Smith remembers “having everything you needed” — parks, markets and even a movie theater — within walking distance
How a Pastor Created a Black Farming Paradise Amid Drought
In 1979, an idealistic 44-year-old Black woman named Nettie Mae Morrison moved with her husband to Allensworth, 75 miles south of Fresno, in California’s Central Valley. “She wanted to be a part
Can a ‘Green Amendment’ Deliver Environmental Justice?
According to locals, two different types of odors emanate from the 366-acre High Acres Landfill, which sits just outside Rochester, New York. “There’s the gas odors, and then there’s the garbage odors
A Chevron Refinery Fire in California Created a Generation of Activists
On the afternoon of August 6, 2012, a thick black plume grew over Richmond, California, 10 miles northeast of San Francisco. As the air grew thick with smoke, residents instinctively knew the
Krishnamoorthi asks why feds have done little on gas stoves
House Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat from Chicago, is asking the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) why the agency has not established safety standards or provided warnings for consumers on the
Illinois congressman asks why feds have done little to regulate gas stoves
House Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat from Chicago, is asking the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) why the agency has not established safety standards or provided warnings for consumers on the
Citizen Scientists Are Tracking Methane Leaks on Native Grounds
From behind her FLIR GF320 infrared camera, Kendra Pinto sees plumes of purple smoke otherwise invisible to the naked eye. They’re full of methane and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and they’re wafting
Gas Stoves Leak Hazardous Air Pollutants Into Homes
Unburned gas leaking from kitchen stoves contains at least 21 hazardous air pollutants, according to a study by researchers at Harvard and Boston Universities published this morning in the journal Environmental Science
Melissa Lin Perrella Says Community Is Key to Fighting Violence and Pollution
The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Melissa Lin Perrella sees a direct line from her childhood in a small town in Central California in the 1980s to her work on the front lines
Pregnant People, Gender At Front Of Climate Impacts, Organizing
Women and femme-identifying people around the world are on the frontlines of climate change, often hurt first and worst by its impacts, and in the battle to curb and adapt to it.
St. Louis’ Most Vulnerable Communities Monitor Air Quality In Real Time
AirWatch, a new online hub, will allow communities of color in St. Louis, Missouri to access data, updated hourly, on air quality such as specific pollutants to help protect their health and
‘You Can’t Separate the Fight for Climate Justice From the Fight for Gender Equality.’
Climate change is a women’s issue. Women are far more likely to be displaced by climate disasters and are more vulnerable to the economic shocks and increased gender-based violence that accompanies a
Industrial Pollution Targeted By New EPA Rules
The EPA is proposing new mandatory air pollution reductions in 26 states where power plant and other industrial emissions travel downwind into neighboring states. The rule would specifically address ground-level ozone, which
EPA To Address Pollution From Trucks, Buses
The EPA announced proposed limits on tailpipe emissions from semis, buses, and other heavy duty vehicles on Monday, which it says will prevent as many as 2,100 premature deaths and 18,000 cases
Your Gas Stove Is Leaking
If you have a gas stove, there’s a good chance it’s leaking right now. A new report out of Stanford today found gas stoves old and new are constantly emitting methane, the
Gas Stoves Leak Planet-Warming Methane, Harm Health
Forgetting to add salt while cooking needn’t be one of your main worries anymore. A new study from Stanford University finds that gas-burning stoves in kitchens leak significant amounts of methane from
Fertility Dangers For Firefighters Under-Researched
Evidence of links between firefighting and fertility problems is mounting, but the most definitive conclusion so far is that the effects of firefighting on people who give birth are woefully under-studied, Grist