Justice

Baltimore Continues Incinerating Trash, Despite Opposition from its New Mayor and City Council

One environmental activist who’s been battling incinerators in the city for a decade has a new strategy: “starving the beast” through recycling and composting.

By Agya K. Aning

Urging Biden to Stop Line 3, Indigenous-Led Resistance Camps Ramp Up Efforts to Slow Construction

By Kristoffer Tigue

Why the Poor in Baltimore Face Such Crushing ‘Energy Burdens’

By Agya K. Aning

Mary Nichols Was the Early Favorite to Run Biden’s EPA, Before She Became a ‘Casualty’

By Katie Surma

Coal Communities Across the Nation Want Biden to Fund an Economic Transition to Clean Power

By James Bruggers

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

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