Justice

As SpaceX Grows, So Do Complaints From Environmentalists, Indigenous Groups and Brownsville Residents

Elon Musk’s private space company has evolved into a sprawling industrial complex. But concerns are increasing about beach closures, noise and potential harm to threatened species.

By Aman Azhar

New York Is Facing a Pandemic-Fueled Home Energy Crisis, With No End in Sight

By Quratulain Tejani

Lead Poisonings of Children in Baltimore Are Down, but Lead Contamination Still Poses a Major Threat, a New Report Says

By Agya K. Aning

Study Identifies Outdoor Air Pollution as the ‘Largest Existential Threat to Human and Planetary Health’

By Victoria St. Martin

In the Philippines, a Landmark Finding Moves Fossil Fuel Companies’ Climate Liability into the Realm of Human Rights

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Fossil Fuels Aren’t Just Harming the Planet. They’re Making Us Sick

By Liza Gross, Victoria St. Martin

Warming Trends: Nature and Health Studies Focused on the Privileged, $1B for Climate School and Old Tires Detour Into Concrete

By Katelyn Weisbrod

An Unprecedented Heat Wave in India and Pakistan Is Putting the Lives of More Than a Billion People at Risk

By Zoha Tunio

Activists Laud Biden’s New Environmental Justice Appointee, But Concerns Linger Over Equity and Funding

By Kristoffer Tigue

Indian Court Rules That Nature Has Legal Status on Par With Humans—and That Humans Are Required to Protect It

By Katie Surma

A Black Woman Fought for Her Community, and Her Life, Amidst Polluting Landfills and Vast ‘Borrow Pits’ Mined for Sand and Clay

By Agya K. Aning

EPA Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

By Victoria St. Martin

The ‘State of the Air’ in America Is Unhealthy and Getting Worse, Especially for People of Color

By Kristoffer Tigue

What Does Climate Justice in California Look Like?

By Liza Gross

In South Asia, Vehicle Exhaust, Agricultural Burning and In-Home Cooking Produce Some of the Most Toxic Air in the World

By Zoha Tunio

North Carolina’s Bet on Biomass Energy Is Faltering, With Energy Targets Unmet and Concerns About Environmental Justice

By Aman Azhar

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Unintended Consequences of ‘Fortress Conservation’

By Katie Surma

Global Warming Drove a Deadly Burst of Indian Ocean Tropical Storms

By Bob Berwyn

A Biomass Power Plant in Rural North Carolina Reignites Concerns Over Clean Energy and Environmental Justice

By Aman Azhar