Twilley Martin First Black Person Named To Lead Greenpeace USA
Ebony Twilley Martin will take over as co-executive director of Greenpeace USA, the group announced last week. Twilley Martin is the first Black person to serve at the head of the US
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Ella’s Death Linked To Air Pollution In Landmark Determination
Air pollution caused the asthma attack that killed 9-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah in 2013, a London coroner said Wednesday. The landmark determination, that "exposure to excessive air pollution" was a "significant contributory factor"
Texas City Adopts Racial Equity Resolution, Denies Fracking Well Approval
The city of Arlington, Texas, denied approval for a fracking well after advocates connected the disproportionate harms oil and gas drilling operations have on communities of color. The move came just after
Children Exposed To Pollution In Utero More Likely To Develop Asthma
Children whose mothers were exposed to high levels of ultrafine particulate pollution while they were in utero were more likely to develop asthma, new research has found. The study, published in the
Pollen Allergy Season Worse Thanks To Fossil Fuels
Burning fossil fuels is making the North American spring pollen allergy season come earlier, linger longer, and be all-around more miserable, according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National
COVID Compounds Racist Air Pollution In NYC
Neighborhoods with the worst COVID-19 death rates and respiratory hazards from air pollution in Bronx, NY – itself the worst county in the nation for COVID-19 and air pollution – are clustered around
New Safeguards Target California ‘Diesel Death Zones’ With New Rule
Southern California air quality regulators approved a rule on Friday to cut down on air pollution related to the approximately 3,000 logistics warehouses that have proliferated in the region, disproportionately in and
‘It’s Just a Lot of People who Have Died’ — Racism, Pollution, and Community Resilience in the Shadow of a South Philly Refinery
In the Greys Ferry neighborhood of South Philadelphia, which sits in the shadow of a 150-year-old oil Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery so large it nearly eclipses the acreage of Central Park
COVID Killed More People Exposed To Wildfire Pollution
Smoke from wildfires can make people more susceptible to catching COVID – and dying from it. Over 700 more people died and nearly 20,000 more were infected with the virus than would
Gas Stoves Taking a Toll on Our Health
Gas stoves are likely exposing tens of millions of Americans to air pollution levels that would be illegal if they were outside, according to a new report. The report, compiled by the
Exposure to Wildfire Smoke Linked to Preterm Births
As many as 7,000 babies were born prematurely because of exposure to wildfire smoke between 2007 and 2012, new research from Stanford discovered. The study, published in Environmental Research, found the more
Bill Introduced To Track, Combat Environmental Injustice
Legislation introduced Thursday would create an interagency task force to tackle environmental racism by mapping and tracking a number of factors that harm public health in segregated communities, including lead pollution, air
Biogas Made From Manure Is Good for the Climate, but Not for People Living by Feedlots
On days when the air pollution is especially bad, a mother in Tulare County, California – where cows outnumber people two to one – forbids her children from going outside. The woman,
California’s Climate Migrants
This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. In September of 2020, California was in the midst of a record-setting heat wave.
A Tribal Nation Made Dependent on Oil and Gas Got Little Relief When the Market Crashed
When the oil boom came to North Dakota around 2008, it also came to the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The reservation had long endured high levels of poverty, and drilling offered much
How Gerrymandering Silences the Environmental Vote
This year, state legislatures will redraw the electoral map. The GOP controls most state legislatures, and they are expected to draw congressional districts to favor Republicans, which will make it easier for
The Scariest Thing About Climate Change Isn’t the Weather—It’s Us
Last year saw a raft of unprecedented extreme-weather events — the biggest-ever California wildfire, the most named storms in the Atlantic, the costliest thunderstorm in U.S. history. Experts said these disasters both
How Racist Housing Policies Created a Public Health Crisis In Chicago
This story was produced in partnership with Bloomberg CityLab and is not available for republication. Patricia Frieson was a caretaker, a nurse by trade who looked after her nieces and nephews when
Facing COVID-19, Cities Push Courts to Cut Pollution
The coronavirus is a case study in the limits of federalism. Where the federal government has declined to gather and distribute masks, gloves and ventilators, states and cities have been forced to
Air Pollution Could Be Making You Anxious, Depressed — and Violent
There is a wealth of research detailing all the terrible things that air pollution can do to your body, such as contributing to heart disease, lung cancer, childhood asthma and emphysema, among