Justice & Health
The systemic racial and economic inequalities that worsen the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities around the globe.
Paying for Extreme Weather: Wildfire, Hurricanes, Floods and Droughts Quadrupled in Cost Since 1980
By Bob Berwyn
How Maryland’s Preference for Burning Trash Galvanized Environmental Activists in Baltimore
By RACHEL FRITTS
New York's Heat-Vulnerable Neighborhoods Need to Go Green to Cool Off
By Ilana Cohen
Covid Killed New York’s Coastal Resilience Bill. People of Color Could Bear Much of the Cost
By Kristoffer Tigue
On Climate, Kamala Harris Has a Record and Profile for Action
By Marianne Lavelle
Harris and Ocasio-Cortez Team up on a Climate ‘Equity’ Bill, Leaving Activists Hoping for Unity
By Ilana Cohen
Tired of Wells That Threaten Residents’ Health, a Small California Town Takes on the Oil Industry
By Julia Kane
Hundreds of Toxic Superfund Sites Imperiled by Sea-Level Rise, Study Warns
By David Hasemyer
Fossil Fuel Advocates’ New Tactic: Calling Opposition to Arctic Drilling ‘Racist’
By Ilana Cohen
Connecticut Passed an Environmental Justice Law 12 Years Ago, but Not That Much Has Changed
By Abby Weiss
A Pandemic and Surging Summer Heat Leave Thousands Struggling to Pay Utility Bills
By Maddie Kornfeld
Q&A: An Environmental Justice Champion’s Journey From Rural Alabama to Biden’s Climate Task Force
By Ilana Cohen
With Climate Change Intensifying, Can At-Risk Minority Communities Rely on the Police to Keep Them Safe?
By Ilana Cohen
Climate Activists See ‘New Era’ After Three Major Oil and Gas Pipeline Defeats
By Marianne Lavelle
Video: Access to Nature and Outdoor Recreation are Critical, Underappreciated Environmental Justice Issues
By Anna Belle Peevey
Video: Kentucky’s Primary Shows Environmental Justice is an Issue for Voters
By Anna Belle Peevey, James Bruggers
