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Environment
Louisiana’s Black Rural Residents Feel Neglected in Wake of Hurricane Francine
Rural communities have the hardest time accessing aid from government recovery programs.
Corporations Plunder US West’s Water Amid Worst Drought in 1,200 Years
Profiteering companies are lining up to buy water rights in the western US as the water supply dwindles.
Yakama Nation’s $32 Million in Federal Solar Funds Could Expire Due to Red Tape
The Department of Energy is making it nearly impossible for the tribal nation to access the money.
Fossil Fuel Industry Disproportionately Harms Low-Income Women, Women of Color
Six key issues impacting women are highlighted in a new report, including health outcomes and environmental racism.
Company Operating Exploded Pipeline in Texas Has Faced Major Climate Protests
Energy Transfer sued Greenpeace and Water Protectors over anti-pipeline protests at Standing Rock in 2016.
Flooding Displaces Many in Europe as Death Toll Grows and Others Remain Missing
Meanwhile, calls mount for Big Oil to pay for climate destruction as the region reels from flood damage.
EPA Claims No Obligation to Regulate PFAS in Farmland Sewage Sludge
The EPA seeks to dismiss a lawsuit over toxic PFAS contamination in sewage sludge used as fertilizer.
Fracking Company Is Selected to Receive Federal Environmental Justice Funding
CNX Resources has committed over 2,000 environmental violations since 2004.
Leak at CO2 Injection Facility Raises Alarm Over Dangers of Carbon Capture Tech
Environmental advocates say the technology offers a false climate solution while also endangering frontline communities.
This Company Said It Was Going Green. It Sells as Much Fossil Fuel as Before.
Oregon’s NW Natural has more retail gas customers than ever. It supplies them little, if any, renewable natural gas.