Justice & Health
The systemic racial and economic inequalities that worsen the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities around the globe.
How Alabama Turned to Restrictive Deed Covenants to Ward Off Flooding Claims From Black Residents
By Lee Hedgepeth
In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ Excitement Over New Emissions Rules Is Tempered By a Legal Challenge to Federal Environmental Justice Efforts
By Victoria St. Martin
Twenty-Five Years After Maryland Deregulated Its Retail Energy Market, a Huge Win Looms For Energy Justice Advocates
By Aman Azhar
A Town Board in Colorado Repeals Rights of Nature Resolutions
By Katie Surma
Climate Justice Groups Confront Chevron on San Francisco Bay
By Liza Gross
Mining ‘Critical Minerals’ in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Rife With Rights Abuses
By Katie Surma
Behind the Scenes: How a Plastics Plant Has Plagued a Pennsylvania County
By Kiley Price
Loss and Damage Meeting Shows Signs of Giving Developing Countries a Bigger Voice and Easier Access to Aid
By Bob Berwyn
Battle to Prioritize Public Health over Oil Company Profits Heats Up
By Liza Gross
Historic Agreement with the Federal Government and Arizona Gives Colorado River Indian Tribes Control Over Use of Their Water off Tribal Land
By Noel Lyn Smith
Headed Toward the Finish Line, Plastics Treaty Delegates ‘Work is Far From Over’
By James Bruggers
Air Pollution Could Potentially Exacerbate Menopause Symptoms, Study Says
By Gina Jiménez
California Community Organizer Wins Prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize
By Liza Gross
A New Federal Tool Could Help Cities Prepare for Scorching Summer Heat
By Kiley Price
Alabama Coal Mine Keeps Digging Under A Rural Community After Hundreds of Fines and a Fatal Explosion. Residents Are Rattled
By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers
In Coastal British Columbia, the Haida Get Their Land Back
By Serena Renner, Hakai Magazine