Environmental Justice

Soaring Temperatures Pose Dangerous Risks to Low-Income, Vulnerable Communities

A May study concluded that communities of color across the U.S. are nearly twice as exposed as white people to something called the “urban heat island effect,” reports TIME and Nature.

Shanii Saxon Jul 9, 2021 9:46AM EDT

Cleveland’s Plan for Climate Justice Could be a Model for the Rest of the Country

The city seeks federal support in order to address its top climate action priorities: “housing, transit and trees,” NPR reports.

Shani Saxon Jun 23, 2021 12:49PM EDT

People marching outside the Capitol Building during a People's Climate March

Pay up: Now is the Time for Bold Investment in Environmental Justice Groups [Op-Ed]

Two environmental justice leaders in the Midwest offer solutions to the Biden-Harris Administration.

Huda Alkaff and Donele Wilkins Jun 4, 2021 11:16AM EDT

Yankton Sioux Nation Struggling To Recover From Climate Disasters Without Federal Assistance

Health and infrastructure issues plague reservation after a series of floods and cyclones.

Ayana Byrd Dec 2, 2019 2:56PM EST

Preserving Our Democracy Starts with Saving our Environment [Op-Ed]

Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Derrick Johnson and Mustafa Santiago Ali say the communities that are pushed to the sidelines know the most about environmental justice.

Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter Nov 8, 2019 8:00AM EST

A Black person's hand pouring bottled water into a coffee maker

READ: Five Environmental Justice Activists On The Roots and Future of The Movement

Mustafa Ali, Dr. Robert Bullard and other key figures in environmental justice explore why their fight is a critical one.

Ayana Byrd Oct 21, 2019 4:13PM EDT