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Environmental Justice
New Challenges for the Disputed Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which would carry fracked gas 600 miles from West Virginia to North Carolina and possibly points farther south, has been hit with setbacks in …
How Weakened US Fossil Fuel Regulations Threaten Environmental Justice in Colorado
Reducing regulations makes us less able to protect our health or the environment.
From Australia to El Salvador to Vietnam, the Environment Is Finally Getting Its Day in Court
Specialized environmental courts are now operating on every continent except Antarctica.
Eight Years After BP Oil Spill, Sick Cleanup Workers Still Waiting for Day in Court
Workers are still waiting for justice.
Six Months After Harvey, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Absent From Houston’s Recovery Plans
Houston is also home to the largest refining and petrochemical complex in the country.
Urban Noise Pollution Is Worst in Poor and Minority Neighborhoods and Segregated Cities
Some parts of US cities are much louder than others.
In the Caribbean, Colonialism and Inequality Mean Hurricanes Hit Harder
Disaster damages are amplified by needlessly protracted and incomplete recoveries.
EPA Adds Prison Locations to Its Environmental Justice Mapping Tool
Activists celebrate move as an advance in the struggle to recognize the environmental rights of incarcerated people.
As Hurricanes Intensify, So Does Resistance to Big Oil in the Gulf
Activists demand a just transition away from fossil fuels.
Cleaning Up Toxic Sites Shouldn’t Clear Out the Neighbors
San Francisco has embarked on a project to transform its industrial southeast waterfront into a bike-friendly destination called the Blue Greenway.