environmental justice

Open Burn Pits: The Legalized Poisoning of Communities
Senior Airman in a face mask tosses unserviceable uniform items into a burn pit.

Open Burn Pits: The Legalized Poisoning of Communities
Dominique Stewart
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The U.S. military’s practice of open burn and open detonation weighs the value of human life against cheap waste disposal.

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Environment Health Militarism
1526 966 Dominique Stewart
We Can’t Electric Car Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis
Electric vehicles charging in a parking garage.

We Can’t Electric Car Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis
Dominique Stewart
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Wealthy nations are pushing electric vehicles as a green solution, ignoring the toll it has on human rights and the environment.

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Environment Technology
2400 1601 Dominique Stewart
Solidarity and Land Revolution with Decolonize Philly
Two panel photo. On left, three people hosting a panel in front of an audience. On the right, audience working in small groups.

Solidarity and Land Revolution with Decolonize Philly
Andrew Lee
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Fights to defend community land are intensifying nationwide as organizers and neighbors build connections across differences and movements.

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Environment Neighborhoods
1932 1108 Andrew Lee
How Officials Failed East Palestine Long Before the Derailment
An aerial view of the Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine. Train cars covered in black dust are scattered along the track in a rural area.

How Officials Failed East Palestine Long Before the Derailment
Dominique Stewart
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Railroad workers warned that a wreck like a derailment in East Palestine would occur unless officials mitigated railroad companies’ power.

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Environment Neighborhoods Politics
1574 1016 Dominique Stewart
Year in Review: Environmental Justice for All
An aerial shot of wind turbines on fields with clouds partial covering the land.

Year in Review: Environmental Justice for All
Dominique Stewart
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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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Environment Year in Review
1920 1280 Dominique Stewart
The Fight Against Pesticides in Communities of Color
A closed-off outdoor playground with a swing set and train locomotive followed by a walkway.

The Fight Against Pesticides in Communities of Color
Renée Cherez
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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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Environment Health
2400 1600 Renée Cherez
Protecting the Water Rights of Indigenous People
A person cups hands out as water from an outdoor spigot pours into it.

Protecting the Water Rights of Indigenous People
Tiffany Onyejiaka
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Historically, the United States government has stripped, ignored, and infringed on the water rights of Indigenous communities.

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Environment Health Politics Social Justice
2400 1600 Tiffany Onyejiaka
A Water Emergency Downstream from a National Crisis
Nine rows of plastic water bottles that only show the tops are lined up in a checkerboard pattern.

A Water Emergency Downstream from a National Crisis
Andrew Lee
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Nationwide, numerous U.S. cities are dealing with some form of water contamination, lack of drinkable water, and outdated infrastructure, similar to the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi.

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Environment Health Neighborhoods
2400 1600 Andrew Lee
The Water Crisis In Hawaii Highlights America’s Failing Infrastructure
A group of people protests on the street with posters. The back of one person's shirt reads, "don't poison our water!"

The Water Crisis In Hawaii Highlights America’s Failing Infrastructure
Dominique Stewart
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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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Environment Health
2400 1600 Dominique Stewart
Year in Review: The Impact Food Has On Us Beyond Our Bodies
A man selling fruits at a food stall.

Year in Review: The Impact Food Has On Us Beyond Our Bodies
Nicole Cardoza
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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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Environment Health Workplace Year in Review
1280 853 Nicole Cardoza
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