Justice & Health
The systemic racial and economic inequalities that worsen the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities around the globe.
For the First Time in Nearly Two Decades, the EPA Announces New Rules to Limit Toxic Air Pollutants From Chemical and Plastics Plants
By James Bruggers
History of Racism Leaves Black Californians Most at Risk from Oil and Gas Drilling, New Research Shows
By Liza Gross
Inside Climate News Staff Writers Liza Gross and Aydali Campa Recognized for Accountability Journalism
By ICN Editors
The UN Wants the World Court to Address Nations’ Climate Obligations. Here’s What Could Happen Next
By Katie Surma
In Braddock, Imagining Environmental Justice for a ‘Sacrifice Zone’
By Quinn Glabicki
Citing ‘Racial Cleansing,’ Louisiana ‘Cancer Alley’ Residents Sue Over Zoning
By James Bruggers
From Gas Wells to Rubber Ducks to Incineration, the Plastics Lifecycle Causes ‘Horrific Harm’ to the Planet and People, Report Shows
By James Bruggers
Marylanders Overpaid $1 Billion in Excessive Utility Bills. Some Lawmakers and Advocates Are Demanding Answers
By Aman Azhar
Activists Slam Biden Administration for Reversing Climate and Equity Guidance on Highway Expansions
By Aydali Campa, Kristoffer Tigue
John Akomfrah’s ‘Purple’ Is Climate Change Art That Asks Audiences to Feel
By Kiley Bense
Roundup, the World’s Favorite Weed Killer, Linked to Liver, Metabolic Diseases in Kids
By Liza Gross
How to ‘Make Some Good’ Out of East Palestine, Ohio, Rail Disaster? Ban Vinyl Chloride, Former EPA Official Says
By James Bruggers
In the Deluged Mountains of Santa Cruz, Residents Cope With Compounding Disasters
By Emma Foehringer Merchant
How State Regulators Allowed a Fading West Texas Town to Go Over Four Years Without Safe Drinking Water
By Martha Pskowski
A ‘Rights of Nature’ Fact-Finding Panel to Investigate Mexico’s Tren Maya Railroad for Possible Environmental Violations
By Katie Surma
Rural Communities Like East Palestine, Ohio, Are at Outsized Risk of Train Derailments and the Ensuing Fallout
By Aydali Campa
