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Environmental Justice
America’s Toxic Prisons: The Environmental Injustices of Mass Incarceration
U.S. prisons may be largely hidden from sight, but their environmental toxicity spreads far beyond their walls.
“Clean This Place, Don’t Displace”: Activists Battle for Environmental Justice in Washington, DC
Following the People's Climate March, Washington, DC residents have redoubled their fight for better air quality.
Trump’s Dirty Energy Policies Face Backlash in States Across the Country
Trump is undoing Obama's climate policies, but much of the country is moving in the opposite direction.
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Flint Victory Is Replicable, Residents Say: Other Cities Should Ditch Their Lead Pipes
State officials have agreed to replace the city's lead water pipes by 2020.
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East Chicago’s Pleas for Clean Drinking Water Go Unanswered as Trump Moves to Weaken EPA
The White House's budget cuts would seriously weaken protections for low-income people of color.
Scott Pruitt’s First Big Test at EPA: Flint-Style Lead Contamination in Indiana
Will Scott Pruitt keep the promise he made after the emergence of the crisis in Flint, Michigan?
Scholarships Presented to Black Youth in North Carolina Recall Kochs’ Troubling History on Education and Race
Scholarships are part of a broader effort by Fueling US Forward to tout the “positives” of fossil fuels.
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A Step Toward Environmental Justice in North Carolina’s Hog Country
After years, people living near industrial hog farms across Eastern North Carolina had their fears pollution recognized.
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Health and Neighborhood Are Too Often Linked — These People Are Out to Change That
Across the US people are trying to reduce inequities in how environment affects physical well-being.
EPA’s Inaction Made Way for Lead Poisoning in Children, Lawsuit Claims
Seven years after promising new standards for assessing lead dust dangers, the federal government hasn't delivered.