Climate Equity
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![A stop sign is posted on a beach filled with construction equipment.]()
![A stop sign is posted on a beach filled with construction equipment.]()
There’s big climate money out there for small towns. But will they get it?
How advocates are helping understaffed communities field complicated federal grants.
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![The general view of the Baidoa displaced persons settlement in Baidoa, Somalia. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis arrived at the camp last year during a severe drought.]()
![The general view of the Baidoa displaced persons settlement in Baidoa, Somalia. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis arrived at the camp last year during a severe drought.]()
As drought grips the Horn of Africa, humanitarian aid is no match for climate change
Experts say the hunger crisis in Somalia and Ethiopia highlights an urgent need for adaptation funding.
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New York’s public housing is sinking — literally
The city is spending billions to protect Manhattan. Other boroughs, not so much.
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![Smoke rises into a clear sky from the two smokestacks at the Tennessee Valley Authority's coal-powered power plant in Cumberland, Tennessee.]()
![Smoke rises into a clear sky from the two smokestacks at the Tennessee Valley Authority's coal-powered power plant in Cumberland, Tennessee.]()
Replace fossil fuels — with more fossil fuels? That’s one major utility’s plan.
The Tennessee Valley Authority — the nation's largest public utility — wants to replace two coal power plants with natural gas, raising climate and environmental justice concerns.
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![A student holds a milk carton]()
This LA teen is suing her school district — and the USDA — to promote nondairy milk
A growing number of students nationwide are fighting the government's mandate to serve cow's milk in public schools.
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![illustration of hurricane damage to trees, power lines, house, and car, with a FEMA worker and Oath Keeper viewed from behind]()
![illustration of hurricane damage to trees, power lines, house, and car, with a FEMA worker and Oath Keeper viewed from behind]()
When disaster strikes, far-right groups see an opportunity to gain trust
As FEMA struggles to keep up with climate disasters, extremist groups see an opportunity.
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Washington state now has the nation’s strongest law against toxic cosmetics
The legislation targets harmful chemicals that are often found in products marketed to women of color.
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![Person and bulldozer at a landfill]()
![Person and bulldozer at a landfill]()
More than 150 countries agree to ban 3 toxic chemicals
But exemptions mean the chemicals will not completely disappear.
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![a collage with heat graphs, chain link fence, and a police car photo]()
![a collage with heat graphs, chain link fence, and a police car photo]()
Extreme heat will take an unequal toll on tribal jails
Decades of inadequate funding and rising temperatures are putting Indigenous detainees at risk.
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![A woman dressed in black pants and an olive green blouse addresses people in the yard of a home in rural Alabama with a failing sanitation septic system.]()
![A woman dressed in black pants and an olive green blouse addresses people in the yard of a home in rural Alabama with a failing sanitation septic system.]()
A landmark investigation brings environmental justice to rural Alabama
Federal investigators found that Alabama neglected a Black community's sewage and sanitation needs — then punished them for the results.
