Adam Mahoney

Adam Mahoney is the climate and environment reporter at Capital B.

News Analysis

Economy & Labor

How Labor Rights and Infrastructure Improvements Can Prevent Extreme Heat Deaths

A new study questions whether the U.S. government is doing enough to protect Black people from extreme heat.

By: Adam Mahoney ,; CapitalB

November 4, 2023

News

Racial Justice

Gas Storage Plant and New Pipeline Threaten Health of Black Houston Community

As climate crisis threatens Texas's energy grid, the government's response is putting Black communities at greater risk.

By: Adam Mahoney ,; CapitalB

October 1, 2023

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Racial Justice

Abolitionist Mariame Kaba Uncovers Hidden History of Black-Native Solidarity

A new zine explores the role Black icon Dick Gregory played in the Civil Rights-era struggle for Native fishing rights.

By: Adam Mahoney ,; CapitalB

July 8, 2023

News

Environment & Health

“The Neglect Is Intentional”: Inside a Black Enclave in TX Devastated by Big Oil

The oil industry built a Black enclave in Texas. A century later, residents face a climate, housing and health crisis.

By: Adam Mahoney ,; CapitalB

April 16, 2023

News

Environment & Health

Louisiana’s Hurricane Victims Struggle to Recover as Climate Disasters Pile Up

Government agencies have abandoned Black and low-income communities in the face of one devastating storm after another.

By: Adam Mahoney ,; CapitalB

April 15, 2023

News

Environment & Health

Calls for Climate Reparations Have Grown Following Recent Severe Weather Events

Some suggest creating a reparation fund to be paid into by those most responsible for emissions, such as ExxonMobil.

By: Adam Mahoney ,; CapitalB

March 8, 2023

News

Politics & Elections

Housing and Homelessness Are on the Ballot. Will Unhoused People Have a Say?

Housing measures are on the ballot in nearly 80 jurisdictions, but those most affected struggle to get to the polls.

By: Adam Mahoney ,; CapitalB

November 5, 2022

News

Prisons & Policing

Across the Midwest, Counties Are Building New Jails on Toxic Land

At least 23 jails have either been proposed or constructed on toxic and contaminated lands since 2020.

By: Adam Mahoney ,; Truthout

September 15, 2022

News

Prisons & Policing

Detroit’s Prison Population Will Soon Be Stuck Living Next to a Toxic Site

The close ties between incarceration and pollution seen in Detroit are replicated across the United States.

By: Adam Mahoney &; Jena Brooker ,; Grist

July 18, 2021

News

Prisons & Policing

The US’s Biggest County Jails Are Sites of Extreme Environmental Injustice

Patterns of incarceration lay bare the relationship between race, poverty and pollution.

By: Adam Mahoney ,; Grist

April 16, 2021

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