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![Three people look at a tablet that reads “Census 2020]()
![Three people look at a tablet that reads “Census 2020]()
The census undercounted people of color. Here’s what that means for environmental justice.
Even minor census undercounts could have substantial knock-on effects and deprive needy communities of investment and representation.
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![a dark-colored car park at a red and white charging station for electric vehicles in front of a sign stating prices]()
![a dark-colored car park at a red and white charging station for electric vehicles in front of a sign stating prices]()
High gas prices have a lot more people searching for electric vehicles
But not everyone can afford to buy a new (or used) EV.
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![black and white photo of top halves of two semi trucks with smoke coming out of exhaust pipes]()
![black and white photo of top halves of two semi trucks with smoke coming out of exhaust pipes]()
Critics respond to EPA’s new plan to rein in pollution from heavy-duty trucks
Reducing harmful emissions isn't the same as eliminating them, they say
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![Scottsdale, Arizona highway over a river with buildings, green trees, and mountains in the distance]()
![Scottsdale, Arizona highway over a river with buildings, green trees, and mountains in the distance]()
How the West’s megadrought is leaving one Arizona neighborhood with no water at all
Thanks to Colorado River cuts, hundreds of residents on the outskirts of Phoenix are “the canary in the coal mine.”
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![Rear view of person in high viz safety vest and white hard hat standing at entrance to large sewage tunnel]()
![Rear view of person in high viz safety vest and white hard hat standing at entrance to large sewage tunnel]()
Cities are investing billions in new sewage systems. They’re already obsolete.
The use of decades-old rainfall estimates do not reflect current – let alone future – climate risk.
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![the back of a USPS mail truck with blue eagle logo and brake lights. In the background, palm trees and blue skies]()
![the back of a USPS mail truck with blue eagle logo and brake lights. In the background, palm trees and blue skies]()
The Postal Service plans to spend billions on gas-powered vehicles
The Postal Service's decision is a major blow to the Biden administration’s climate goals.
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![aerial view of a piece of land with industrial equipment jutting into water and an Amazon semi truck]()
![aerial view of a piece of land with industrial equipment jutting into water and an Amazon semi truck]()
America’s largest inland port is running out of water
The proposed solution — a 31-mile-long pipeline draining Lake Michigan — is dividing residents of Joliet, Illinois.
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![Protesters in street with stoplights and bus in background; sign reading]()
![Protesters in street with stoplights and bus in background; sign reading]()
How two years of community protest blocked this Chicago scrapyard
The decision, spurred by a hunger strike and a federal civil rights investigation, is a major win for environmental justice fights nationally.
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![Two 18-wheeler trucks pass through a neighborhood below an orange sky with a basketball hoop in the foreground.]()
![Two 18-wheeler trucks pass through a neighborhood below an orange sky with a basketball hoop in the foreground.]()
The Biden administration is updating truck pollution standards
"We really should have been doing this yesterday"
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Biden administration could finally define what ‘clean’ manufacturing is
The federal government wants to use its massive buying power to clean up heavy industry.
