Rochester’s Inner Loop Meets Its End
The city looks to revitalize its core by filling in the highway that destroyed it. Read more here.
A homecoming awaits
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.
Uncharted Waters
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.
A tribe in Nevada finally had funding for climate resilience. Then a grant was ripped away.
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.
Reverend Dr. Benjamin Chavis to keynote 2025 environmental justice summit
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 […]
Sanitation blues in Alabama’s Black Belt
This week, we’re on the road in Alabama. Environmental Justice reporter Danny McArthur looks at wastewater issues in the Black Belt, reporting that sanitation is a struggle for people who live in manufactured homes. Click here to listen.
Alabama Black Belt’s sewer crisis a tougher fix for residents in manufactured homesWashington state farm workers worry about boom in legal foreign workers
“Willie Perryman pulls up to his manufactured home in Letohatchee, Alabama. He was down at his church, helping distribute food, but had […]
Washington state farm workers worry about boom in legal foreign workers
The H-2A program might grow under Trump and mass deportations…Click here to read more.
Melba Newsome takes 1st place at 2024 Science Communicators of North Carolina awards
Melba Newsome was awarded first place at the 2024 Science Communicators of North Carolina awards for her article “River Guardians.” A distinguished journalist, Melba Newsome is project coordinator for the Wake Forest University-Mellon Foundation Environmental and Epistemic Justice Initiative.
Long-term impact of fertilizer plant fire raises concerns in Winston-Salem
“Two years after a near-catastrophic event, residents of the Piney Grove community have more questions than answers.” Click here to read more.