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Environmental Racism
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.
Living Through California’s Wildfire Nightmare
The contrast between the Camp Fire and the Woolsey Fire shows how inequality plays out in not-so-natural disasters.
Flint Legionnaires’ Disease Survivors Speak Out: “Every Day Is a Challenge”
The Flint Legionnaires' disease outbreak is the third-largest outbreak in US history.
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.
Why Gov. Jerry Brown Stands in the Way of Climate Justice
California Gov. Jerry Brown has been hailed as a “climate leader.” Here's why that's not true.
Naomi Klein: There’s Nothing Natural About Puerto Rico’s Disaster
Naomi Klein discusses disaster capitalism.
Puerto Rico Has Not Recovered From Hurricane Maria
Here’s a snapshot of Puerto Rico today.