Justice & Health
The systemic racial and economic inequalities that worsen the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities around the globe.
Vecinos de La Villita temen que empeore la contaminación ambiental por los planes de ampliación de la autopista I-55
By Aydali Campa, Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times
Plans for I-55 Expansion in Chicago Raise Concerns Over Air Quality and Community Health
By Aydali Campa, Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times
Water, Water Everywhere, Yet Local U.S. Planners Are Lowballing Their Estimates
By Charlie Miller
California Bill Would Hit Oil Companies With $1 Million Penalty for Health Impacts
By Aaron Cantú, Capital & Main
Chicago, HUD Settle Environmental Racism Case as Lori Lightfoot Leaves Office
By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times
In the Florida Panhandle, a Black Community’s Progress Is Threatened by a Proposed Liquified Natural Gas Plant
By Amy Green
Lawsuit Asserting the ‘Rights of Salmon’ Ends in a Settlement That Benefits The Fish
By Katie Surma
Q&A: Linda Villarosa Took on the Perils of Medical Racism. She Found Black Americans ‘Live Sicker and Die Quicker’
By Victoria St. Martin
In the Crossroads State of Illinois, Nearly 2 Million People Live Near Warehouses Shrouded by Truck Pollution
By Al Lewis
Vying for a Second Term, Can Biden Repair His Damaged Climate and Environmental Justice Image?
By Kristoffer Tigue
Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Live in Communities With Harmful Air Quality, Study Shows
By Victoria St. Martin
The EPA’s New ‘Technical Assistance Centers’ Are a Big Deal for Environmental Justice. Here’s Why
By Kristoffer Tigue
Chicago’s Little Village Residents Fight for Better City Oversight of Industrial Corridors
By Aydali Campa
From the Frontlines of the Climate Movement, A Message of Hope
By Kiley Bense
Environmental Justice Advocates Urge California to Stop Issuing New Drilling Permits in Neighborhoods
By Liza Gross
Q&A: The Power of One Voice, and Now, Many: The Lawyer Who Sounded the Alarm on ‘Forever Chemicals’
By Victoria St. Martin
