Doulas Are Frontline Climate Workers
As Hurricane Ian approached southern Florida in late September, Tifanny Burks got a call from a recent client. A single mother of three, including an infant Burks had helped deliver, was facing
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Mobile Homes Offer Low-Cost Living. Now, They’re Threatened by Climate Change.
Charlotte Bishop was standing at her kitchen window in January 2019 when she saw water streaming into her yard. A block of ice had clogged the brook that snakes around the mobile
Knowing Your Neighbors Could Save You From the Next Climate Disaster
When Winter Storm Uri hit Texas in February 2021, bringing single-digit temperatures and sheets of snow to Dallas, Susana Edith and a group of volunteers distributed lentil soup and winter gear to
Los Angeles Bans New Oil Drilling
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Friday to ban new oil and methane gas drilling, and phase out existing wells within 20 years. The ordinance is a major victory for
Migrant Labor Cleans Up After Ian
First comes the rapid intensification fueled by exceptionally warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, then comes the rain, wind, and destruction, then come the multimillion-dollar cleanup contracts. In the case of
Young Farmers Can Help the US Meet Its Climate Goals. Is Washington Listening?
At Sanctuary Farms on Detroit’s East Side, Jøn Kent and a team of volunteers use cardboard and paper bags to starve invasive weedy plants instead of herbicides; they plant marigolds and lavender
Power Plant Linked to Land Subsidence in NOLA
The land beneath much of New Orleans is sinking, but among the worst-hit neighborhoods is the predominantly Black and Vietnamese community known as Village de L’Est, The Guardian and Floodlight report. There,
Football Players Threatened by Climate Change
Extreme heat and high humidity pose an increasing threat to football players with harms disproportionately affecting Black student-athletes, Sports Illustrated reports. In the last two years, at least 14 football players have
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
Air Pollution, Wildfire Smoke Exposure Linked By Racism
Redlining and systemic environmental racism contribute to poor indoor air quality and poor maternal-fetal health outcomes for families of color, a collaborative reporting project by Grist, Next City, and the California Health
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
Cities Are Tapping Residents to Study Climate Change Impacts
On very hot days, Victor Sanchez makes sure to leave his home in the afternoon. "The sun just pours in," he said of his top-floor, west-facing apartment in Harlem, where he has
Mental Health Toll Of Climate Disasters Mounts
The floors in Dana Jones' home in Houston's Melrose Park neighborhood are warped by flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, and the walls are growing black mold, thanks to Tropical Storm
Cheniere Request to Emit More Formaldehyde is Denied
The EPA on Monday denied a request from Cheniere Energy to exempt the LNG company from air pollution rules. Cheniere, the biggest exporter of liquified methane gas from the U.S., had sought
Justice Absent From Indiana EV Plan, Groups Say
A coalition of Indiana Black civil rights groups, and business, religious, and nonprofit leaders are calling on the federal government to reject the state's proposed EV charging network. That plan, they argue,
Brownsville LNG EJ Impacts Info Sought By FERC
FERC is seeking additional information on the environmental justice impacts of the proposed Texas Brownsville LNG project, PoliticoPro reports. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff on Tuesday, sought information from the project's developers
‘Extreme Heat Belt’ Will Broast Texas To Illinois By Mid-Century
More than 100 million people in the U.S. will live in areas exposed to heat indices of over 125°F by 2053 years and people of color will be disproportionately harmed, a new
Cities Are Working to Protect Public Transit From Climate Change
Last September, New York City was so thoroughly inundated by Hurricane Ida that some commuters waded through water up to their waists just to get in and out of the subway station.
Heavy rainfall kills at least 9 people in South Korean capital
Downpours flooded homes, roads and subway stations in the South Korean capital, cutting power and forcing hundreds to evacuate or seek shelter. The 16.6 inches of rain fell at 5.6 inches per
The City of Chicago Violated Its Citizens Rights: HUD
The city of Chicago took an "unusually active" role violating the civil rights of its own citizens by pushing to relocate polluting industrial facilities from wealthy and white to predominantly Black and