Justice & Health
The systemic racial and economic inequalities that worsen the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities around the globe.
Louisiana’s ‘Business-Friendly’ Climate Response: Canceled Home Insurance Plans
By Terry L. Jones, Floodlight
When a Retired Scientist Suggested Virginia Weaken Wetlands Protections, the State Said, No Way
By Sarah Vogelsong
Funds to Help Low-Income Families With Summer Electric Bills Are Stretched Thin
By Martha Pskowski, Jenaye Johnson
In Alabama’s Bald Eagle Territory, Residents Say an Unexpected Mining Operation Emerged as Independence Day Unfolded
By Lee Hedgepeth
Tribes and Environmentalists Press Arizona and Federal Officials to Stop Uranium Mining Near the Grand Canyon
By Noel Lyn Smith
Employees Suing American Airlines Don’t Want Their 401(k)s in ESG Funds
By Mathilde Augustin
As a Nevada Community Fights a Lithium Mine, a Rare Fish and Its Haven Could Be an Ace in the Hole
By Wyatt Myskow
New York’s Green Amendment Guarantees the Right to a ‘Healthful Environment.’ Activists Want the State to Enforce It
By Peter Mantius
Jaguars, Macaws and Tropical Dry Forest Have a Right To Exist, a Colombian Court Is Told
By Katie Surma
Baltimore Judge Tosses Climate Case, Hands Win to Big Oil
By Aman Azhar
Following Cancer Alley Decision, States Pit Themselves Against Environmental Justice Efforts
Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth
US Government Launches New Attempt to Gather Data on Electricity Usage of Bitcoin Mining
By Keaton Peters
Montana’s High Court Considers a Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate
By Nicholas Kusnetz, Najifa Farhat
UN Expert on Climate Change and Human Rights Sees ‘Crucial and Urgent Demand’ to Clarify Governments’ Obligations
By Katie Surma
Texas Leaders Worry That Bitcoin Mines Threaten to Crash the State Power Grid
By Keaton Peters
Will the Nation’s First Heat Protection Standard Safeguard the Most Vulnerable Workers?
By Liza Gross