Climate Equity
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![A headshot of Ian Solomon.]()
![A headshot of Ian Solomon.]()
‘I just want my people out here’: Black-led groups in Detroit are cultivating access to nature
A growing number of initiatives in Detroit are working to redefine outdoor activities as acts of liberation.
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![Delivery workers ride their bikes in the Manhattan borough of New York on October 27, 2021.]()
![Delivery workers ride their bikes in the Manhattan borough of New York on October 27, 2021.]()
NYC may ban e-bikes in public housing following a spate of fires
Critics say the move could jeopardize the livelihoods of delivery workers and are pushing to make charging safer, easier and more affordable.
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![people hold hands in a half circle in the desert]()
![people hold hands in a half circle in the desert]()
A growing number of Native households in Nevada lack plumbing
A new report says Indigenous communities face an alarming trend in access to clean water.
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![Cars lined up in traffic on a highway]()
Against federal guidance, states plan to expand highways
A new report says money from the infrastructure package could be funneled to “highway boondoggles.”
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![Felisa Benitez, an 86 year old woman, wipes the sweat from her brow while taking a break from cleaning her stand-up electrical fan on the porch of her home]()
![Felisa Benitez, an 86 year old woman, wipes the sweat from her brow while taking a break from cleaning her stand-up electrical fan on the porch of her home]()
Unplugged: Why utilities are more likely to disconnect Black, Latino, and Indigenous households
Extreme weather leaves millions of Americans with power bills they can't afford.
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![Two Maori fishermen landing a swordfish off New Zealand, circa 1935.]()
![Two Maori fishermen landing a swordfish off New Zealand, circa 1935.]()
For New Zealand Māori, an uncertain future as fish move away
As the climate warms, animals are heading for new areas. The Indigenous Māori’s experience handling the shift offers a warning — and lessons — for people around the world.
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![An oil pump jack in a residential area in Southern California]()
![An oil pump jack in a residential area in Southern California]()
Drilling setbacks, net-zero, and a nuclear lifeline. Here’s what just happened in California.
The state passed a slate of bills that tighten up its climate plans.
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![Multiple incarcerated people looking out a screened prison window]()
![Multiple incarcerated people looking out a screened prison window]()
Prison air conditioning is coming too slowly for those who need it most
Rising temperatures, lawsuits, and COVID relief funds are pushing Southern states to finally invest in prison air conditioning.
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![a giant piece of equipment and drill platform in the middle of the ocean]()
![a giant piece of equipment and drill platform in the middle of the ocean]()
Court sends 2 Gulf oil leases back to the Department of the Interior
The decision doesn’t halt oil production in the contested areas. But environmental groups are still calling it a win.
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![Collage: an electric car hooked up to a charging station, mountains, a silhouette of North Carolina, a chunk of lithium ore, and a sign with the words]()
![Collage: an electric car hooked up to a charging station, mountains, a silhouette of North Carolina, a chunk of lithium ore, and a sign with the words]()
The electric vehicle boom could bring lithium mines back to North Carolina
Not all locals are happy about it.
