Justice & Health
The systemic racial and economic inequalities that worsen the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities around the globe.
New York Regulators Found High Levels of TCE in Kindra Bell’s Ithaca Home. They Told Her Not to Worry
By Jordan Gass-Pooré
North Carolina’s Iconic College Town Struggles to Redevelop a Toxic Coal Ash Mound
By Lisa Sorg
In Idaho, Water Shortages Pit Farmers Against One Another
By Daniel Rothberg
In New Mexico, a Walk Commemorates the Nuclear Disaster Few Outside the Navajo Nation Remember
By Noel Lyn Smith
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