Environmental Justice

EPA Announces $27 Billion Effort to Curb Emissions and Stem Environmental Injustices. Advocates Say It’s a Good Start

The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), which is tied to President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, aims to leverage private capital for clean energy investments nationwide, with a focus on disinvested communities.

By Aman Azhar

From the Middle East to East Baltimore, a Johns Hopkins Professor Works to Make the City More Climate-Resilient

By Aman Azhar

Warmer Nights Caused by Climate Change Take a Toll on Sleep

By Victoria St. Martin

An African American Community in Florida Blocked Two Proposed Solar Farms. Then the Florida Legislature Stepped In.

By Aman Azhar

In San Francisco’s Most Polluted Neighborhood, the Polluters Operate Without Proper Permits, Reports Say

By Elena Shao

To Stop Line 3 Across Minnesota, an Indigenous Tribe Is Asserting the Legal Rights of Wild Rice

By Katie Surma

Timeline: Early Landmark Events in the Environmental Justice Movement

By Agya K. Aning

The Biden Administration’s Embrace of Environmental Justice Has Made Wary Activists Willing to Believe

By Agya K. Aning

Houston’s Mayor Asks EPA to Probe Contaminants at Rail Site Associated With Nearby Cancer Clusters

By Aman Azhar

As Harsh Financial Realities Emerge, St. Croix’s Limetree Bay Refinery Could Be Facing Bankruptcy

By Kristoffer Tigue

In Georgia Senate Race, Warnock Brings a History of Black Faith Leaders’ Environmental Activism

By James Bruggers

The First African American Cardinal Is a Climate Change Leader

By James Bruggers

Young Voters, Motivated by Climate Change and Environmental Justice, Helped Propel Biden’s Campaign

By Ilana Cohen

Post Election, Climate and Racial Justice Protesters Gather in Boston Over Ballot Counting

By Phil McKenna

From East to West On Election Eve, Climate Change—and its Encroaching Peril—Are On Americans’ Minds

By Marianne Lavelle

In Final Debate, Trump and Biden Display Vastly Divergent Views—and Levels of Knowledge—On Climate

By Georgina Gustin

Could Biden Name an Indigenous Secretary of the Interior? Environmental Groups are Hoping He Will.

By Ilana Cohen

Q&A: The Sierra Club Embraces Environmental Justice, Forcing a Difficult Internal Reckoning

By Evelyn Nieves

Trump's EPA Claimed 'Success' in Superfund Cleanups—But Climate Change Dangers Went Unaddressed

By DAVID HASEMYER, INSIDECLIMATE NEWS, AND LISE OLSEN, TEXAS OBSERVER