Facing hazardous heat exacerbated by climate change that puts their safety – and lives – at risk, houseplant workers are taking part in a nascent public shaming movement called Planting Justice that aims to secure safer work conditions. Read more
Methyl bromide levels near fumigation facilities in Long Beach have spiked 20 times this year, air monitoring data shows. Many residents have no idea of the risks. Read more here.
The frequency and cost of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in the United States have risen significantly over the past several decades, a trend closely associated with climate change. Read more here.
Wake Forest University Environmental and Epistemic Justice Initiative (EEJI) will host its fourth annual Summer Institute in London from May 31 through June 4, 2026. Supported by a major grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the institute is designed to support environmental justice […]
Nondisclosure agreements kept a $27 million land sale in Person County secret for months. Internal emails show county officials were preparing for a Microsoft data center well before informing the people who’d live beside it. Read more here.
The city looks to revitalize its core by filling in the highway that destroyed it. Read more here.
The Muscogee Nation, sometimes called the Muscogee Creek Nation, may soon become the first Indigenous nation invited back to co-steward the land it once called home, before being forcibly removed nearly two centuries ago. Read more here.
Recovered from decades of industrial waste dumping, one river in the nation’s capital is again threatened – this time by federal budget cuts. Read more here.
Joseph Frank was one of the first firefighters to respond to a massive wildfire that broke out on the Walker River Reservation in June last year. Read more here.
The Reverend Dr. Benjamin Chavis is a prominent civil rights and environmental justice activist credited with coining the term “environmental racism” in the early 1980s. He is a vocal advocate for environmental justice, highlighting the disproportionate impact of pollution on minority communities and advocating for […]