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Environment
Recent Disasters Reveal Racial Discrimination in FEMA Aid Process
Black and Latino populations affected by property damage are less likely to access aid of any kind.
Colleges Have a Responsibility to Divest From Fossil Fuels
Education must engage with how to bridge the gap between knowledge and action.
Naomi Klein: There’s Nothing Natural About Puerto Rico’s Disaster
Naomi Klein discusses disaster capitalism.
Fracking Chemicals Dumped in Allegheny River a Decade Ago Entered Food Chain
High levels of exposure to non-radioactive Strontium can disrupt bone growth in children.
How Some Iowans Are Stopping Hog Farms From Polluting Their Community
More than 40 families in Iowa are fighting to contain the spread of concentrated animal feeding operations.
Puerto Rico Has Not Recovered From Hurricane Maria
Here’s a snapshot of Puerto Rico today.
North Carolina’s Two Storms: Florence and the Policies Keeping People in Poverty
The areas devastated by the storm include some of the poorest areas on the Eastern Seaboard.
How Forbes Global 2000 Companies Are Undermining Climate Policy
New research highlights the key role trade associations continue to play in influencing policymakers.
Immigrants Seeking Shelter Fear Deportation as FEMA Shifts Funds to ICE
Undocumented immigrants have expressed concern they will encounter immigration enforcement if they seek help.
Twenty-Five Zones Along Shell Falcon Pipeline Are at Risk of Explosions
Shell's proposed Falcon Pipeline would transport large volumes of natural gas and liquids to be converted to ethylene.