Climate Race
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Study: People of color breathe more polluted air, regardless of income
U.S. air quality has gotten better, but disparities remain
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Deb Haaland is taking on racist names on federal lands
“It is well-past time for us, as a nation, to move forward, beyond these derogatory terms.”
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In 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.
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The event that changed the environmental justice movement forever
Thirty years later, organizers reflect on the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit.
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Study: Indigenous tribes lost 99% of land to colonization
Settlers pushed tribes into land more at risk from climate change
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EPA finally has an action plan to improve water infrastructure and sanitation for US tribes
Indigenous leaders push for increased tribal consultation and funding
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North Carolina tribes fear pipeline will damage waterways, burial grounds
A fracking company wants to extend the Mountain Valley Pipeline into the lands of Indigenous people and predominantly Black communities.
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Facing floods and fires, undocumented immigrants have nowhere to turn for help
Most emergency funds after climate-related disasters still exclude undocumented immigrants. Can we change that?
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How are Michigan residents still drinking water with toxic levels of lead years after Flint?
Environmental racism, corroded old pipes, and flawed regulation are at play.
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Report: To close the park access gap, open up schoolyards
Opening up schoolyards to the public would give 20 million more Americans access to a park.