News Analysis | Environment & Health Biden’s Infrastructure Law Has Put a “Climate Time Bomb” in Black Neighborhoods A new report says the bill's highway investments will wipe out climate progress and displace Black communities. By Adam Mahoney , CapitalB March 25, 2024 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Plastics Are Fossil Fuel Industry’s Plan B. Fenceline Communities Pay the Price. Production is concentrated in poor communities and communities of color, and residents face elevated health threats. By Derek Seidman , Truthout February 16, 2024 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Report Details “Devastating Harms” to TX Communities From Petrochemical Industry The report also noted the lack of adequate enforcement and oversight from local and state regulators. By Huanjia Zhang , EnvironmentalHealthNews January 30, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections EPA Can’t Enforce Civil Rights Protections, Trump-Appointed Judge Rules The judge said “pollution does not discriminate,” but numerous studies underscore the impact of environmental racism. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams January 24, 2024 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Black Louisianans Brace for Impact of Climate-Denying Governor-Elect Louisiana, the state most threatened by climate change, has elected a governor who claims climate change is a “hoax.” By Adam Mahoney & Brandon Tensley , CapitalB December 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health The Jobs Have Gone, But Fallout From Industrial Pollution Still Haunts Detroit Manufacturers spewed toxins into low-income neighborhoods of color and left. Residents are still fighting for cleanup. By Tyler Walicek , Truthout November 6, 2023 Truthout
News | Racial Justice Facing Racism and Dire Mismanagement, Alabamans Got Their Water Board Removed An expert has been appointed to take over Prichard's embattled water board after it defaulted on a $55 million loan. By Aallyah Wright , CapitalB October 15, 2023 Truthout
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 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Citizen Groups Sue EPA for Using Black Neighborhoods as “Sacrifice Zones” The lawsuit alleges that the EPA has failed to protect vulnerable communities from cancer-causing chemicals. By Zane McNeill , Truthout September 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Exposure to Contaminated Drinking Water Is Undercounted by EPA, New Study Finds Regulators aren’t adequately accounting for how extensively vulnerable communities are exposed to contaminated water. By Carey Gillam , TheNewLede September 11, 2023 Truthout