Jessica Hernandez found her way to conservation science and environmental justice through her grandmother—and her knowledge about the natural world, accumulated over generations. Maria de Jesus, a member of southern Mexico’s Zapotec
Efforts to suppress the voting rights of communities of color will hamstring efforts to combat climate change and mitigate environmental racism, Politico reports. People of color support clean energy and climate policies
More than 100 EPA staffers have already signed up to temporarily relocate to the U.S.-Mexico border to help with the thousands of children who have entered the U.S. without their parents or
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
Major oil and gas companies, utilities, and banks that fund fossil fuel extraction donate heavily to police slush funds that enable police departments to purchase weapons and other equipment with little if
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There are a lot of explanations for the apparent gap in IQ test scores of white Americans and Americans of color. Some experts point to things like bias in the exam itself,
It was long predicted that Houston was unprepared for a hurricane like Harvey, yet the storm caught the city off-guard when it landed a year and a half ago. Hurricane Harvey dawdled
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Without a touch of irony, the EPA celebrated Black History Month by publishing a report that finds Black communities face dangerously high levels of pollution. African-Americans are more likely to live near
Every November, the United States pays tribute to the rich history and culture of Native Americans. Indigenous peoples are among the communities most threatened by industrial pollution and climate change, whether it
There only about a dozen countries on Earth that don’t recognize the right to a healthy environment. The United States is one. Now, a small town in rural western Pennsylvania is asserting
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Three women, three stories. Ursula Rakova In Papua New Guinea, the Carteret islands are drowning in the rising sea. The people who live there traditionally have relied on taro for food, but
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From her office in Sunset Park, environmental attorney Elizabeth Yeampierre looks out on a neighborhood cast from the melting pot of American life: Puerto Rican, Mexican, Dominican, Chinese and Indian immigrants. Yeampierre,
The EPA will delay issuing new, wider-reaching standards for existing methane gas-fired power plants until after the 2024 election but will move ahead with greenhouse gas limits for existing coal and new
The Environmental Protection Agency will open an investigation into whether or not the state of Alabama violated Black residents’ civil rights when it distributed funds to improve sewer systems, the agency said
It all started because a man named Arif Khan wanted a garden. In 2007, he had recently moved into a house in Portland, Ore., whose backyard was covered in asphalt. Some friends
As recently as the 1940s, New Yorkers swam in floating pools in the Hudson and East Rivers. A safer alternative to swimming directly in the river, the municipal baths kept residents cool
A coalition of Black and environmental justice groups are calling on Indiana regulators to build equity considerations into its plan to build out electric vehicle infrastructure. “The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission needs
The federal government will give $1.2 billion to boost direct air carbon capture projects run by Occidental Petroleum and Climeworks in Texas and Louisiana, respectively, DOE announced Friday. The projects would not
There is growing evidence that gas export terminals along the Gulf Coast consistently violate pollution limits, releasing more climate-heating methane and other toxins not previously estimated or accounted for, The Lens reports.
The Biden administration on Wednesday hosted its first-ever White House Methane Summit, which coincided with the launch of a Cabinet-level task force aimed at “advanc[ing] a whole-of-government approach to proactive methane leak
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