Low-Income Communities

Unequal Access to Nature Fuels America’s Health Crisis

Communities of color and low-income neighborhoods face the worst impacts as the U.S. loses forests, wetlands and other green spaces.

By Katie Surma

Urban Heat and Air Pollution May Harm Developing Brains in the Womb, Study Suggests

By Jaylan Sims

In California, a Push to Decommission Gas Lines in Low-Income Neighborhoods Moves Forward

By Twilight Greenaway

As Chicagoans Brace for Higher Water Bills, Groups Push for Affordability Reforms

By Christiana Freitag

Trump Administration Severs ‘Lifeline’ for Families Struggling to Pay Utility Bills

By Kiley Bense

How To Survive a Heat Wave on a Fixed Income

By Gautama Mehta, Grist

White House Awards $20 Billion to Nation’s First ‘Green Bank’ Network

By Kristoffer Tigue

Potential Changes to Alternate-Fuel Standards Could Hike Gas Prices in California. Critics See a ‘Regressive Tax’ on Low-Income Communities

By Emma Foehringer Merchant