Justice & Health
The systemic racial and economic inequalities that worsen the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities around the globe.
Pollution from N.C.’s Commercial Poultry Farms Disproportionately Harms Communities of Color
By Aman Azhar
The UN’s Top Human Rights Panel Votes to Recognize the Right to a Clean and Sustainable Environment
By Katie Surma
Is it Time for the World Court to Weigh in on Climate Change?
By Katie Surma
Civil Rights Groups in North Carolina Say ‘Biogas’ From Hog Waste Will Harm Communities of Color
By Aman Azhar
In Baltimore Schools, Cutting Food Waste as a Lesson in Climate Awareness and Environmental Literacy
By Agya K. Aning
Dangerous Air: As California Burns, America Breathes Toxic Smoke
By Alison Saldanha, Farida Jhabvala Romero, Caleigh Wells and Aaron Glantz
The Fires That Raged on This Greek Island Are Out. Now Northern Evia Faces a Long Road to Recovery
By Moira Lavelle
A Friday for the Future: The Global Climate Strike May Help the Youth Movement Rebound From the Pandemic
By Bob Berwyn, Delger Erdenesanaa
Fires Fuel New Risks to California Farmworkers
By Liza Gross
Biden Administration Unveils Plan to Protect Workers and Communities from Extreme Heat
By Liza Gross
Does Nature Have Rights? A Burgeoning Legal Movement Says Rivers, Forests and Wildlife Have Standing, Too
By Katie Surma
Illinois Now Boasts the ‘Most Equitable’ Climate Law in America. So What Will That Mean?
By Brett Chase, Dan Gearino
Killings of Environmental Advocates Around the World Hit a Record High in 2020
By Georgina Gustin
Indigenous Tribes Facing Displacement in Alaska and Louisiana Say the U.S. Is Ignoring Climate Threats
By Dalia Faheid
Farming Without a Net
By Liza Gross
Baltimore Aspires to ‘Zero Waste’ But Recycles Only a Tiny Fraction of its Residential Plastic
By Agya K. Aning
