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A federal appeals court says a civil rights lawsuit against St. James Parish over alleged racial discrimination in Louisiana’s "Cancer…
Black and Hispanic communities are often overburdened with air pollution and emissions from trash incinerators, chemical plants, and oil refineries.
The heat isn’t just uncomfortable. It’s the top cause of weather-related U.S. fatalities, quietly killing about 350 New Yorkers annually.
The people of Flint, Michigan, are still dealing with the water crisis after 10 years, and there does not seem…
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has devised a strategy to help curb the city's long-standing environmental racism problem.
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Robert F. Smith calls on corporate leaders to adopt his 2% Solution plan to help combat structural…
The initiative unites more than 200 Black environmental leaders and organizations nationwide aiming to find equitable climate solutions.
Heat trapping carbon dioxide emissions from making cement have doubled in the last 20 years, data shows.
Environmental racism is a big issue in poor, Black communities, but one Texas official seems confused by what the term…
They said more attention needed to be on human suffering, particularly in developing countries experiencing severe weather events like heat…
Gordon Plaza, marketed to first-time Big Easy home-buyers in the '80s, was built atop the former Agriculture Street Landfill.
Louisiana-based environmental advocacy groups planned workshops to train community leaders to push for clean energy and climate investments.
Key members an environmental justice advisory council said the Biden administration must make good on its promise for climate investment…
Residents of Houston’s Fifth Ward are renewing calls for the removal of creosote, which they claim has caused cancer in…
While America may not have created Hurricane Ida, it has certainly created the figurative storm of housing inequity and environmental…
Byhalia Connection said it will no longer pursue plans to build a 49-mile pipeline, which would have run under Memphis…
A new study on fine particulate matter reveals that highways, construction sites, and electric utilities are polluting Black communities.
Karen Washington works in urban farming to help the Bronx, New York community avoid food apartheid and have sustainable food…
Community advocates are skeptical that the Trump administration is more concerend about getting votes than protecting air and water.
After a year long investigation, CNNÂ uncovered information that raises questions about about water quality, despite assurances by local and state…