communities of color
EPA offers $2B to clean up pollution, develop clean energy in poor and minority communities
In Jackson, Mississippi, a water crisis that never ends
The color of grass roots: diversifying the climate movement
LaTricea Adams and Felipe Benitez: America must clean up communities harmed by contamination and pollution
By addressing racial disparities in environmental grantmaking and empowering our communities with resources and support, we can ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in a cleaner, greener, and more just world.
California's electric car boom reduces pollution – but not everywhere
A program to increase electric vehicle adoption in California increased air pollution in lower-income communities and communities of color – groups that are less likely to own electric cars.
Living on Earth: Righting the wrongs of environmental racism
The Black residents of the heavily industrialized corridor along the Mississippi known as “Cancer Alley” have filed a civil rights and religious liberty lawsuit against the parish council that has given a green light to these polluting facilities for decades.
‘They keep coming back’: a Black community in Arizona battles power expansion plans again
Residents in industry-choked Randolph renew efforts to block a power company’s plans near their fragile town.