Climate & Environment

277 posts

‘Anything is possible’ in the fight for climate justice

In a wide- ranging discussion with Prism, Professor David N. Pellow links climate injustice to the prison industrial complex, militarism, genocide, and ecocide, arguing people have the power to combat the institutions that harm us and our planet

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5 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

U.S. legislators push mandates for cooling regulations in rental housing

States and cities are implementing cooling ordinances, such as requiring ACs in rental units, to combat indoor heat deaths

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5 Min
By: Jill Webb

Tribunal aims to highlight Rights of Nature at Climate Week in NYC 

Indigenous-led tribunal on Mountain Valley Pipeline a chance to educate about protecting the rights of the non-human world, activists say

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4 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

A Florida homeless encampment on a Superfund site is exposing people to harmful chemicals

Local health and outreach workers say they have seen aggressive forms of cancer and staph infections show up among those living near the site in Pensacola

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4 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Climate advocates reach their boiling point at Summer of Heat protests

Eleven weeks of continuous climate organizing on Wall Street wrapped up in late August, highlighting the complicity of financiers of fossil fuel projects

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5 Min
By: Jill Webb

Cooked in custody: Four incarcerated people describe dangerous conditions in Texas state prisons

In this collection of testimonials, Kwaneta Harris and others incarcerated in Texas state prisons describe their unsuccessful daily attempts to evade being cooked in custody

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11 Min
By: Kwaneta Harris, Xandan Gulley, Marissa Potts, Lanae Tipton

From genocide to activism: The Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe’s battle for land and justice

The chairman of the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas discusses the similarities between the first colonizers and today’s oil and gas companies

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5 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Miccosukee Tribe of Florida signs landmark co-stewardship with National Parks while awaiting wilderness designation decision

Under the agreement with Everglades National Park, the tribe will actively participate in wildland fire management, water resource management, and hydrological management

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2 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Youth climate lawsuits gain momentum: A look at recent victories and ongoing battles

Four groundbreaking youth-led lawsuits have snaked their way through the courts in recent months, changing the legal landscape for the future of climate litigation

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6 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Oakland schools find dangerous amounts of lead in schools’ water

A coalition of educators and parents publicly condemned district officials for failing to address the issue and communicate risks clearly

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4 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Healing the devastation of the land 

In this Q&A with Prism, ethnobotanist Karen Hall discusses Sagebrush in Prisons, a project that relies on the labor of incarcerated people to restore ecosystems where native plant species have been decimated

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6 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Why are public agencies supporting industry at the expense of community health?

When a massive pipeline ruptured in the steep slopes of Appalachia earlier this year, regulators in charge of environmental and community safety looked the other way. They shared no details with the residents living near the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) who watched sediment pollute delicate ecosystems and municipalities’ water sources.

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4 Min
By: Denali Sai Nalamalapu

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