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How Inequality Fuels the Global Water Crisis
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How Inequality Fuels the Global Water Crisis

Despite recognizing World Water Day, almost half the world’s population lacks home plumbing with drinkable water, including in the U.S.

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Uniting Movements to Defend South River and Stop Cop City
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Uniting Movements to Defend South River and Stop Cop City

As Cop City looms, discussions on the impacts of environmental racism and the ongoing struggle for environmental and social justice in Atlanta continue.

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Why the Fight Against Cop City Means So Much
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Why the Fight Against Cop City Means So Much

An upcoming national week of action to Stop Cop City is underway, supporting one of the most crucial social justice fights in the U.S.

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“All Hands on Deck”: Community Movement Builders on the Fight to Stop Cop City
A group of people stand in a ling with their legs spread and hands behind their back. A mural of faces behind them reads "Protect the Black Community Stop Gentrification."

“All Hands on Deck”: Community Movement Builders on the Fight to Stop Cop City

Community Movement Builders joins the fight to stop the construction of a sprawling police training facility that activists call Cop City.

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Year in Review: Environmental Justice for All
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Year in Review: Environmental Justice for All

The need for environmental justice is ever present as global institutions and governments fuel a climate crisis on track to upend our survival.

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An “Unacceptable Escalation” Against Peaceful Protestors
A group of people in a forest with their faces blurred out pose next to a cloth sign that says, "Atlanta Forest to Strefi Hill and the squats of Athens Greece defend free spaces."

An “Unacceptable Escalation” Against Peaceful Protestors

A protest movement to stop Cop City and protect an Atlanta forest continues despite a brutal police raid on the protest encampment.

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The Fight Against Pesticides in Communities of Color
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The Fight Against Pesticides in Communities of Color

Pesticides have a long history in communities of color in the United States, and like most issues that affect these communities, it is rooted in institutional racism.

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Protecting the Water Rights of Indigenous People
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Protecting the Water Rights of Indigenous People

Historically, the United States government has stripped, ignored, and infringed on the water rights of Indigenous communities.

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Why Some People Don’t Follow Evacuation Orders
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Why Some People Don’t Follow Evacuation Orders

The process of evacuating climate disasters is more complex than picking up and going, often leaving some with a difficult choice against an unpredictable force.

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Extreme Heat and the Push to Get Air Conditioning into Schools
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Extreme Heat and the Push to Get Air Conditioning into Schools

Teachers are fundraising to get air conditioning into their classrooms due to record heat waves and inadequate educational infrastructure.

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