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Environmental Racism
A Decolonial Education Takes Shape at Mauna Kea’s Ecological University
We must fight for the university and for our future in this moment of profound ecological unraveling.
Post-Dorian Refugees Fleeing Bahamas Ordered Off Ferry Bound for US
Climate scientists have warned for years that the extreme weather events are already creating climate refugees.
As Chicago Coal Plant Cleanup Proceeds, Residents Demand Air Pollution Monitors
The Crawford coal plant is a symbol of environmental injustice in a low-income residential neighborhood.
Beyond Flint, Lead Contamination Plagues Communities Across the US
Newark, New Jersey, reported lead samples more than 2.5 times higher than that of Flint at the peak of the crisis.
Environmental Activists Claim Victory After Detroit Incinerator Closes
Residents of the majority Black neighborhood surrounding the plant had long fought for its closure.
Wealthy Hampton Homeowners Are Trying to Suppress Tribal Sovereignty
The proposed billboards on Shinnecock land will bring much-needed economic relief to Long Island's Indigenous.
Midwestern Floods Threaten Indigenous Communities at Forefront of Climate Crisis
Nebraska and the Midwest are recovering from devastating climate change-fueled floods.
Petrochemical Giants Are Slowly Killing Black Louisiana Communities
A massive plastics plant threatens a Black community that has lived since Reconstruction in Louisiana's “Cancer Alley.”
Factory Farms Pollute the Environment and Poison Drinking Water
Hog waste can contain potentially dangerous pathogens, pharmaceuticals and chemicals.
Taiwanese Company Wants to Site Polluting Plastic Plant in Cancer Alley
A permit hearing for serial polluter Formosa turned into a referendum on environmental racism.