Justice & Health
The systemic racial and economic inequalities that worsen the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities around the globe.
California Released a Bold Climate Plan, but Critics Say It Will Harm Vulnerable Communities and Undermine Its Goals
By Kristoffer Tigue
A Vast Refinery Site in Philadelphia Is Being Redeveloped and Called ‘The Bellwether District.’ But for Black Residents Nearby, Justice Awaits
By Victoria St. Martin
With Build Back Better Stalled, Expanded Funding for a Civilian Climate Corps Hangs in the Balance
By Samantha Hurley
Baltimore’s ‘Catastrophic Failures’ at Wastewater Treatment Have Triggered a State Takeover, a Federal Lawsuit and Citizen Outrage
By Aman Azhar
These Clergy Are Bridging the Gap Between Religion and Climate
By James Bruggers
In Jacobabad, One of the Hottest Cities on the Planet, a Heat Wave Is Pushing the Limits of Human Livability
By Zoha Tunio
In An Unusual Step, a Top Medical Journal Weighs in on Climate Change
By Victoria St. Martin
In Africa, Conflict and Climate Super-Charge the Forces Behind Famine and Food Insecurity
By Georgina Gustin
In an Attempt to Wrestle Away Land for Game Hunters, Tanzanian Government Fires on Maasai Farmers, Killing Two
By Katie Surma
Fifty Years After the UN’s Stockholm Environment Conference, Leaders Struggle to Realize its Vision of ‘a Healthy Planet’
By Katie Surma
From the Middle East to East Baltimore, a Johns Hopkins Professor Works to Make the City More Climate-Resilient
By Aman Azhar
Red States Still Pose a Major Threat to Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, Activists Warn
By Kristoffer Tigue
As SpaceX Grows, So Do Complaints From Environmentalists, Indigenous Groups and Brownsville Residents
By Aman Azhar
New York Is Facing a Pandemic-Fueled Home Energy Crisis, With No End in Sight
By Quratulain Tejani
Lead Poisonings of Children in Baltimore Are Down, but Lead Contamination Still Poses a Major Threat, a New Report Says
By Agya K. Aning
Study Identifies Outdoor Air Pollution as the ‘Largest Existential Threat to Human and Planetary Health’
By Victoria St. Martin
