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Environmental Racism
Oklahoma Political Elite Fan the Flames of Environmental Deregulation in Trump’s US
Is this the countdown to the next Wounded Knee?
12,000 US Schools Are Within a Mile of a Hazardous Chemical Facility
In the absence of federal policy for schools located near dangerous sites, community activists search for safer solutions.
Michigan Officials Seek to Block Court-Ordered Bottled Water Delivery in Flint
Michigan wants to block bottled water delivery to Flint residents, leaving the elderly without access to clean water.
Actor Shailene Woodley: A High-Profile Target in the Fight Over the Dakota Access Pipeline
Shailene Woodley's arrest on Indigenous Peoples Day helped bring attention back to the Dakota Pipeline protests.
How Much More Environmental Injustice Must Uniontown, Alabama, Bear?
I have observed with sadness the harmful effects, distress, and heartache Uniontown citizens have experienced since the establishment of Arrowhead Landfill.
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These Minneapolis Bicyclists Will Take You on a Spirited Tour — Of Their Polluted Neighborhood
Bicycle equity for the Latino community of East Phillips means more than protected bike lanes — it means clean air.
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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.
Where Movements Meet: Black Lives Matter Organizers Visit #NoDAPL
“I believe we must step beyond solidarity, and that Black and Brown power will get us free.”
The Climate Crisis Is Already Here — but No One’s Telling Us
The media largely relegate the greatest challenge facing humanity to footnotes as industry and politicians hurtle us towards systemic collapse of the planet.
The Color of Pollution: How Environmental Contamination Targets People of Color
Residents' lack of political power, plus ineffective state environmental oversight, makes these neighborhoods perennial dumping grounds for toxic waste.