Climate & Environment

277 posts

Restoring Hawaiian fishponds revitalizes food systems and cultures

Loko i‘a, or fishponds, in Hawai‘i are a chance to wrest food security and culture back from American colonization

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8 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Fighting California’s fires requires carceral reform and a Just Transition

Fires fueled by climate crisis expose the intersecting injustices incarcerated people face and the comprehensive reforms needed for a Just Transition

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10 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Abortion restrictions worsen with climate change

The fall of Roe v. Wade and recent climate hazards have the potential to cause added harm to marginalized communities

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5 Min
By: Xenia Ellenbogen

Mexican Americans and immigrants are forced to live next to toxic industries in San Diego

Barrio Logan residents are fighting to change San Diego zoning laws that allow industrial pollution in their neighborhoods

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8 Min
By: Roberto Camacho

Jacksonians have been concerned for decades over access to clean water

More than 80% of the population in Jackson, Mississippi, is Black, and the residents there remain under a boil water notice without an end date in sight

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5 Min
By: Imani Stephens

Through youth climate councils, the next generation aims to drive local efforts to combat the climate crisis

As climate councils invite youth input, varied program structures and different degrees of local government support affect councils’ impact

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7 Min
By: Marianne Dhenin

Local activism drives eastern Kentucky flood relief

Six weeks after devastating floods left dozens of people dead and thousands displaced, residents in eastern Kentucky are trying to rebuild

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4 Min
By: Sana Khan

Extreme heat increases the need for BIPOC mental health care

BIPOC are more likely to bear the brunt of extreme heat while struggling with barriers to mental health care

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10 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

The Biden administration may detain immigrant youth at a toxic site

In Homestead, Florida, an agricultural town just 25 miles south of Miami, organizers are anxiously awaiting news from the Biden administration about whether or not a nearby detention center for migrant teenagers will reopen. As many as 3,728 youth between the ages of 13-17 were incarcerated in the privately

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11 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Cutting funding for public transportation amid extreme temperatures is a match made in hell for marginalized communities

Black and Latinx people are more likely to rely on public transit

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4 Min
By: Lajward Zahra

US military activity in Hawai’i harms the environment and erodes Native sovereignty

The military’s abuse of Hawai’i’s land and sea and its impact on climate change is part of the ongoing oppression of Native Hawaiians

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8 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Indigenous tribes and the environment pay the price for California’s new reservoirs

Environmental advocates warn that more artificial reservoirs could further imbalance waterways already damaged by the ongoing drought

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11 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

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