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How EJ activists helped reverse U.S. opposition to climate aid

U.S. environmental justice advocates used their pull with the Biden administration and congressional Democrats to break through years of entrenched American opposition to a new climate compensation fund for the world’s poor — helping deliver the most important outcome at last month’s United Nations climate talks.

A look at why environmentalism is so homogeneous — and how organizations might cultivate genuine diversity
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A look at why environmentalism is so homogeneous — and how organizations might cultivate genuine diversity

As efforts grow around the U.S. to recognize and eradicate systemic racism, people of color share insights on how to create a more diverse environmental workforce.

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Low-income neighborhoods are most vulnerable to climate change, activists say
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Low-income neighborhoods are most vulnerable to climate change, activists say

"There have been years and decades of disinvestment and benign neglect that has led to environmental degradation.”
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