Environment

Issues related to climate justice and environmental racism.

Unsustainable: The Greenwashing of Climate Action
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Unsustainable: The Greenwashing of Climate Action

The environment is rapidly worsening as companies continue contributing to the climate crisis while pushing a greenwashing facade.

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Marginalized Communities at Risk with Record Heat Waves
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Marginalized Communities at Risk with Record Heat Waves

Climate change and environmental degradation disproportionately impact marginalized communities of color around the globe.

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2400 1600 Andrew Lee
The Community Fight to Save a Forest and Stop Cop City
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The Community Fight to Save a Forest and Stop Cop City

Activists are taking direct action to stop the development of a police training ground, Cop City, in Atlanta’s largest remaining green space.

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Climate Migration: Displaced by the Climate Crisis
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Climate Migration: Displaced by the Climate Crisis

The current climate crisis has led to a rise in climate migration globally, as millions of people are forced from their homes due to devasting weather disasters.

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How the Rich Fuel the Climate Crisis
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How the Rich Fuel the Climate Crisis

Due to carbon inequality, marginalized people globally face the brunt of the climate and ecological crisis despite contributing the least carbon emissions.

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The Water Crisis In Hawaii Highlights America’s Failing Infrastructure
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The Water Crisis In Hawaii Highlights America’s Failing Infrastructure

The water crisis in Hawaii is the result of rampant negligence and a pattern of political and ethical failures seen across the country.

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2400 1600 Dominique Stewart
Year in Review: The Impact Food Has On Us Beyond Our Bodies
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Year in Review: The Impact Food Has On Us Beyond Our Bodies

Food is a cornerstone of culture, and our ability to access healthy food and decide what we consume is rooted in the same inequities that other industries face.

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Year In Review: Reckoning With America’s Violent History of Land Ownership
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Year In Review: Reckoning With America’s Violent History of Land Ownership

Whether it’s a question of sovereignty, preservation, or spirituality, there’s much to unpack with the U.S.’s legacy of land ownership.

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End Food Insecurity
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End Food Insecurity

Rising food costs add a racial and economic burden to Indigenous communities who disproportionately struggle with food insecurity.

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4032 3024 Dominique Stewart
Keep Everyone Warm
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Keep Everyone Warm

Without stopping utility shutoffs and supporting home weatherization, racism and inequality will keep everyone from staying warm this winter.

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