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Climate Justice Black Leaders Championing Environmental Equity in Detroit
September 3, 2024By Ebony JJ Curry, Michigan Chronicle Black leaders of Detroit are tackling environmental inequities and setting new standards for environmental justice. (Read...
Native American Voices are Finally Factoring into Energy Projects
April 24, 2024By Emily Benton Hite and Denielle Perry Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's decision to deny permits for hydropower projects on Navajo Nation shows shift towards respecting Indigenous rights in renewable energy development. (Read...
Air Quality Improvements Belie Rising Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pollutant-Related Deaths, Study Finds
March 20, 2024Progress has been made in reducing public health consequences of air pollutants in the US, but not all populations have benefitted equally. Asthma cases are increasing in low-income, racially diverse communities closer to sources of pollution. By...
How Extreme Heat Threatens Black Renters, and What Policymakers Can Do to Fix It
November 7, 2023Reparative climate policy is needed that minimizes the impacts of climate change in ways that recognize how they are connected to a history of unjust & racially discriminatory policies. By Hannah Stephens, Manann Donoghoe, and Andre M. Perry,...
Johnson Unveils City Reforms to Fight Environmental Racism
September 22, 2023This is more evidence of the value of the organizing work of the people on the Southeast Side and NCHE's CHE Cook County/ HMPRG solidarity work at their side! By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun times (Read...
Racism by Design: The Building of Interstate 81
September 11, 202350 years ago, city officials in Syracuse ignored the outcry of the Black community in the 15th Ward and moved forward with their plan to construct the I-81 viaduct. Since then, the ward has faced inadequate housing, higher crime, and poverty at...
Impact of Chicago’s Environmental Justice Executive Order
September 8, 2023Through an executive order, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot has committed to recognizing environmental racism impacting Chicago communities. This agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is just the start of an effort to...
How Heat Makes Health Inequity Worse, Hitting People With Risks Like Diabetes Harder
August 10, 2023Extreme heat events can be dangerous, especially for disadvantaged communities. Regardless of income or background, everyone should have access to the health and social equity services essential for staying safe. By Yuki Noguchi, NPR Read...
Buffalo Demonstrates How Disasters Expose Cities’ Racial Divides
January 18, 2023The massive blizzard in Buffalo, New York — which so far has claimed the lives of at least 39 people in Erie County, 31 of them just in Buffalo — has highlighted enduring racial and economic divides, as most victims are people of...
Flooding Broke Open Jackson’s Water Crisis, but It Can’t Be Disentangled From Race, Experts Say
September 7, 2022By Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY Recent flooding in Jackson, Mississippi, exacerbated the city's already failing water system. Experts say it's a familiar threat in disinvested communities of color. (Read...