Environmental justice law in New York could prevent new pollution in hard-hit neighborhoods
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May 7, 2022, 10:00 am By Stephanie Mencimer
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…People vs. cargo: How a battle over Amtrak’s Gulf Coast line could shape the future of passenger rail
May 6, 2022, 10:45 am By Lina Tran
Ever since Hurricane Katrina swept across the Deep South in 2005, shredding the region’s railways,…A new Office of Environmental Justice is announced
May 6, 2022, 10:30 am By Julia KanePeople whose neighborhoods have been plagued by pollution for decades heard welcome news yesterday:…As fires scorch New Mexico, the West braces for another hellish summer
May 6, 2022, 10:15 am By Kate YoderAn early-season blaze has turned into New Mexico’s second-largest on record, torching more than…Global heating risks most cataclysmic extinction of marine life in 250 million years
May 6, 2022, 10:00 am By Oliver MilmanThis story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of…Tech companies are spending big to suck carbon from the atmosphere. Should the government, too?
May 5, 2022, 10:45 am By Emily PontecorvoLast month, some of the biggest tech companies in America made headlines when they announced an…Chevron joins first-of-its-kind Gulf Coast carbon sequestration project
May 5, 2022, 10:30 am By Emily PontecorvoChevron is taking a majority ownership stake in the first-ever project granted a lease to store…Indigenous climate migrants face unique challenges — with too few resources
May 5, 2022, 10:15 am By Joseph LeeThis story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led…The US only recycled about 5% of plastic waste last year
May 4, 2022, 5:34 pm By Joseph WintersBy now, many of us have heard the depressing statistic about plastic recycling: Of the 5.8 billion…Twice burned
May 4, 2022, 10:45 am By Julia Kane
When Julie Tomaska stepped off the cargo plane in Balad, Iraq in 2005, her biggest fear was the…Indigenous Endorois fight for their land and rights at UN
May 4, 2022, 10:30 am By Joseph LeeThis story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led…Record heat in India and Pakistan is a wake-up call
May 4, 2022, 10:15 am By Julia KaneA record-shattering heat wave is devastating parts of India and Pakistan, putting more than a…In Wisconsin, small towns want more regulations for big farms
May 3, 2022, 10:45 am By Diana Kruzman
Laketown, Wisconsin, is a rural community of 949 people, spread out among the green fields and ample…Companies can soon start paying the Bahamas to store carbon in the ocean
May 3, 2022, 10:30 am By Diana KruzmanSeagrass beds and mangrove trees in the Bahamas’ crystal-clear waters may soon be drafted into the…Why rural communities struggle to bring in much-needed federal grants
May 3, 2022, 10:15 am By Kylie MohrThis story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of…Ending the sale of gas cars by 2030 was a radical idea. What changed?
May 2, 2022, 10:45 am By Kate Yoder
Four years ago, Nicole Macri, a Washington state representative from Seattle, met Matthew Metz for…Indigenous Taíno of Puerto Rico take their fight for visibility and rights to the UN
May 2, 2022, 10:30 am By Joseph LeeThis story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led…She’s supposed to protect Americans from toxic chemicals. First, she just has to fix Trump’s mess and decades of neglect.
Apr 30, 2022, 10:00 am By Lydia DePillis
This story was originally published by ProPublica. A few days after the inauguration of President…California launches investigation into ‘decades-long plastics deception campaign’
Apr 29, 2022, 9:38 pm By Joseph WintersCalifornia’s attorney general has announced an unprecedented investigation into the fossil fuel…
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