Equity
Here’s how the bipartisan infrastructure deal could promote environmental justice
According to the White House, the new law earmarks $240 billion for environmental justice projects — the largest such investment in U.S. history.
Read MoreAfter years of delays, Southern California’s new smog regulation promises to save lives
The new regulation is expected to prevent nearly 400 premature deaths over the next 15 years.
Read MoreIn a first, the Justice Department will investigate whether Alabama’s sewage crisis violates civil rights
The investigation into Alabama’s wastewater crisis marks a first-of-its-kind environmental justice probe.
Read MoreReport: The renewable future is being built on exploitation, too
Fossil fuel companies have long been criticized for violating human rights. Turns out the renewable energy industry is just as bad.
Read MoreReport: Poor countries need 5 to 10 times more funding to adapt to climate risks they did not create
Without it, there will be even worse “loss and damage” costs down the line.
Read MoreThe event that changed the environmental justice movement forever
Thirty years later, organizers reflect on the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit.
Read MoreStudy: Indigenous tribes lost 99% of land to colonization
Settlers pushed tribes into land more at risk from climate change
Read MoreNative opposition to Nevada lithium mine grows
“Annihilating old growth sagebrush, Indigenous peoples’ medicines, food, and ceremonial grounds for electric vehicles isn’t very climate conscious.”
Read MoreWhy developing countries say net-zero is ‘against climate justice’
Without faster decarbonization and more funding, rich nations risk losing the developing world’s trust.
Read MoreWhy developing countries say net-zero is ‘against climate justice’
Without faster decarbonization and more funding, rich nations risk losing the developing world’s trust.
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