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January 3, 2025
Black and Hispanic communities are often overburdened with air pollution and emissions from trash incinerators, chemical plants, and oil refineries.
August 7, 2024
The company’s news signaled a rare win for a community in a heavily industrialized stretch of the Mississippi River west…
April 9, 2024
New rule require more than 200 companies to slash pollution, reduce cancer risk and ensure cleaner air for nearby communities.
January 11, 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it is awarding $100 million in competitive grants for projects that advance environmental justice…
October 13, 2022
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s prestigious fellowships known as “genius grants” were awarded to 25 honorees.
August 18, 2022
More than half of the overall projected emission drops would come in how the nation generates electricity, according to the…
February 17, 2022
HBCUs will be able to cash in from the Department of Energy for student training and research aimed at reducing…
December 6, 2021
EPA Administrator Michael Regan visited residents during a trip that highlighted mostly minority communities adversely affected by pollution.
June 9, 2019
Black and Hispanic citizens are exposed to more air pollution that is caused by the consumer habits of their white…
November 16, 2017
NAACP finds that African-Americans are geographically closer to gas and oil refineries
May 6, 2014
MSNBC -- The White House unveiled a sweeping report on the effects of global warming in the United States and…
April 22, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - In commemoration of Earth week, researchers have conducted a study on pollution and are highlighting results that…
April 17, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In case you missed it, here’s a recap of the Twitter chat held earlier today on cancer…
September 25, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A recent article published by Environmental Health News showed that advisories warning against fish contamination have failed…
September 19, 2011
Jackson told intimates she had been convinced Obama would back her up despite aggressive lobbying from Capitol Hill Republicans and…
April 22, 2011
OPINON - Three of every five individuals of African-American or Latino background live in communities with 1 or more toxic…
April 22, 2011
OPINION - The health and wealth of our communities are under attack. Not because these companies want us to suffer…
November 19, 2010
OPINION - The best restoration plans will come from the Gulf to Washington, not from Washington to the Gulf...
November 18, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - The problems urban areas already face, like pollution, over-development, and inadequate infrastructure, could exacerbate climate change's effects...
August 24, 2010
OPINION - The ugly legacy of a "separate and unequal" doctrine haunts environmental policies that negatively impact low-income communities of…