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.
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 […]
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.
“Willie Perryman pulls up to his manufactured home in Letohatchee, Alabama. He was down at his church, helping distribute food, but had […]
The H-2A program might grow under Trump and mass deportations…Click here to read more.
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.
“Two years after a near-catastrophic event, residents of the Piney Grove community have more questions than answers.” Click here to read more.
“People don’t know what we’d do without oil and gas. It comes as a big price.” Click here to read more.