climate justice

123 posts

‘We’re not dumb Mexicans’: In the Central Valley, residents fight against California policies that incentivize pollution marketed as renewable energy   

California is actively building more infrastructure to support the transport and sale of methane, further entrenching fossil fuel’s predominance in the U.S.

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11 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Dairies in California’s Central Valley not only pollute with impunity, but with state support

Framed by state officials as a source for renewable energy, methane digesters actually create a market for pollution

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10 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Six Michigan tribes to stop participating in pipeline consultations with the federal government

Tribes say the Army Corps of Engineers has for years merely placated tribes while undercutting relevant expertise and treaty obligations.

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4 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

A stalled detention pond in Houston illustrates much of what’s wrong with region’s flood mitigation efforts

The impasse of the Ruffino Hills Redevelopment Project is a microcosm of the city’s convoluted path to outpace climate disasters

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11 Min
By: Saba Khonsari

NYC march for migrants and the climate unites with pro-democracy protesters

Organizers aimed to connect the climate crisis, a major immigration driver, to attacks on immigrants by the Trump administration

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4 Min
By: Jill Webb

Groundbreaking bill to protect manoomin incorporates Indigenous lifeways and teachings into Western legal framework

After seeing limited success this legislative session, advocates in Minnesota vow to work toward full protections for manoomin, or wild rice, until they’re won

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6 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

After a decade of government opposition, a groundbreaking, youth-led climate suit comes to a close

In a Q&A with Prism, Juliana v. United States plaintiff and college student Sahara Valentine discusses the lawsuit they joined at age 10, and why various administrations fought to silence it

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6 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

In North Carolina, Trump administration’s anti-climate deregulation agenda comes to a head

The federal agency in charge of pipeline permitting and approvals is fast-tracking the expansion of the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project, a pipeline sure to cause cataclysmic environmental harm

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6 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

In the face of empty promises, Baltimore residents take on environmental injustice in their communities

South Baltimore Community Land Trust and Baltimore Compost Collective are two local organizations fighting to “put the life of the people first”

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7 Min
By: Lorena Bally

Indigenous and rural organizers in Minnesota prioritize clean water over ‘green’ nickel mine

With the Trump administration back in office, local organizing to protect water and uphold the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe’s treaty rights is paramount

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8 Min
By: Joseph Mogul

Immigrants recovering from LA fires turn to local support organizations

Many Black and brown immigrants who worked as house cleaners, caregivers, and gardeners lost work after fires destroyed thousands of homes

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4 Min
By: Andrea Gutierrez

Many disabled and elderly residents were abandoned during California wildfires

When climate disaster strikes, those who are the most vulnerable are often the first to be left behind

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5 Min
By: Michelle Zacarias

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