climate justice

123 posts

Flint searches for environmental justice 10 years after water crisis

In October, the Flint Water Prosecution Team announced it had ended its quest to prosecute public officials in the Flint water crisis

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6 Min
By: Ashli Blow

COP28 must address militarization

As the earth approaches climate tipping points, world leaders must consider the world’s largest institutional emitter of fossil fuels: the U.S. military

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8 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Green New Deal Network leads nationwide For the People Tour in a push for climate justice

At the heart of a Green New Deal is the goal to prioritize communities most affected by inequality, climate disasters, and pollution

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5 Min
By: Kat Grimmett

There’s a lot we don’t know about farmworker deaths

At least two farmworkers died from heat stress this summer in North Carolina, and rumors of other deaths swirled, sparking questions about what happens when migrant workers die working in American fields

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18 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

Energy company’s multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Mountain Valley Pipeline activists sets an alarming precedent for future protests

Mountain Valley Pipeline protesters said that while the lawsuit signals a concerning trend in free speech and democratic participation, it won’t quell their efforts

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7 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

‘We say return the land to make it right’ 

In this Q&A with Prism, NDN Collective CEO Nick Tilsen discusses the “liberation framework” of the LANDBACK movement and his organization’s first foray into the world of podcasting

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12 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Cancer-wary locals resist Chevron’s fuel made from discarded plastic

Chevron intends to produce “climate-friendly” fuel in a Mississippi town already riddled with cancer

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5 Min
By: Ash Peterson

Advocates increasingly rely on the courts to effect climate change. Is it the right approach?

When fighting Big Oil, whether the U.S. judicial system is fit to handle the intricacies of climate science and complexities of climate organizing remains to be seen

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8 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Lahaina parents and teachers voice concerns about transparency in the wake of deadly wildfires

Officials are still working to narrow down the total number of children who may have died

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4 Min
By: George Furukawa

The anti-Indigenous use of commercial tobacco harms the planet and its people

The industrialization of tobacco in the U.S. encompasses colonization, slavery, and its latest victim: migrant farmworkers

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8 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Disaster relief often leaves disabled people behind. Disabled first responders are trying to change that

Disability inclusion in emergency preparedness and response requires including disabled communities in disaster relief strategy

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7 Min
By: Bianca Gonzalez

‘Chími Nu’am’ celebrates and educates about Indigenous food culture

Sara Calvosa Olson’s love letter to her community is filled with delicious recipes and guidance for strengthening one’s relationship with food and land

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6 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

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