Equity
The 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.
Read More‘Disappointing’: The US’s first climate migration report falls flat
“We went from a bold call and vision to, well, nothing.”
Read MoreEPA finally has an action plan to improve water infrastructure and sanitation for US tribes
Indigenous leaders push for increased tribal consultation and funding
Read MoreA California law gave the people power to cut pollution. Why isn’t it working?
AB 617 has created a long-winded, bureaucratic process but resulted in little regulation — a design flaw that may be intentional.
Read MoreIn Chicago, cyclists in Black neighborhoods are over-policed and under-protected
A simple solution for transportation equity: bike lanes.
Read More‘Mobility Justice’: How cities are rethinking public transportation after COVID
During the pandemic, commuter trains ran nearly empty while buses shuttled essential workers. Now, cities are reevaluating where they spent their transit dollars.
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