Justice

Eminent Domain Lets Pipeline Developers Take Land, Pay Little, Say Black Property Owners

Byhalia Connection offered this Southwest Memphis resident what he said were “pennies and peanuts” for an easement, then sued him when he said no.

By Carrington J. Tatum, MLK50

Activists See Biden’s Day One Focus on Environmental Justice as a Critical Campaign Promise Kept

By Kristoffer Tigue, Agya K. Aning, Judy Fahys, Katie Surma

The South’s Communication Infrastructure Can’t Withstand Climate Change

By Bailey Basham

Global Efforts to Adapt to the Impacts of Climate Are Lagging as Much as Efforts to Slow Emissions

By Bob Berwyn

Will 2021 Be the Year for Environmental Justice Legislation? States Are Already Leading the Way

By Kristoffer Tigue

Covid-19 and Climate Change Will Remain Inextricably Linked, Thanks to the Parallels (and the Denial)

By Ilana Cohen

In Georgia Senate Race, Warnock Brings a History of Black Faith Leaders’ Environmental Activism

By James Bruggers

Billion-Dollar Disasters: The Costs, in Lives and Dollars, Have Never Been So High

By Judy Fahys

Activists Eye a Superfund Reboot Under Biden With a Focus on Environmental Justice and Climate Change

By David Hasemyer and Lise Olsen

In 2018, the California AG Created an Environmental Justice Bureau. It’s Become a Trendsetter

By Evelyn Nieves

The Atlantic Hurricane Season Typically Brings About a Dozen Storms. This Year It Was 30

By James Bruggers, Bob Berwyn

As Biden Eyes a Conservation Plan, Activists Fear Low-Income Communities and People of Color Could Be Left Out

By Sabrina Shankman

Environmental Justice Leaders Look for a Focus on Disproportionately Impacted Communities of Color

By Evelyn Nieves

The First African American Cardinal Is a Climate Change Leader

By James Bruggers

Young Voters, Motivated by Climate Change and Environmental Justice, Helped Propel Biden’s Campaign

By Ilana Cohen

Post Election, Climate and Racial Justice Protesters Gather in Boston Over Ballot Counting

By Phil McKenna

From East to West On Election Eve, Climate Change—and its Encroaching Peril—Are On Americans’ Minds

By Marianne Lavelle

In Final Debate, Trump and Biden Display Vastly Divergent Views—and Levels of Knowledge—On Climate

By Georgina Gustin

Could Biden Name an Indigenous Secretary of the Interior? Environmental Groups are Hoping He Will.

By Ilana Cohen