Climate Equity
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![a group of women walk down a city street chanting and carrying a sign for climate justice]()
![a group of women walk down a city street chanting and carrying a sign for climate justice]()
‘A much-needed step’: The EPA creates a new environmental justice office
The initiative will give hard-hit communities $3 billion to address pollution.
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![Man holding garbage bag walking towards camera with warehouse ruins behind him]()
![Man holding garbage bag walking towards camera with warehouse ruins behind him]()
Stuck at work during a climate disaster? A new bill could change that.
Giving workers more of a chance and a choice when extreme weather hits.
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![A woman with a bag walks past an electric car charging station in front of a building]()
![A woman with a bag walks past an electric car charging station in front of a building]()
To ensure access to electric cars, some activists are calling attention to ‘charging deserts’
"If we don't get in now, we're going to be behind — and we'll never catch up."
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Left Behind
What life is like for the last residents of Staten Island's Oakwood Beach.
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America’s oldest Black town is trapped between rebuilding and retreating
The decline of Princeville, North Carolina, is a testament to just how much history is at risk in an era of accelerating climate change.
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![A Patagonia storefront featuring mannequins sitting and lounging in a hammock amongst clothing and gear displays]()
![A Patagonia storefront featuring mannequins sitting and lounging in a hammock amongst clothing and gear displays]()
Two ways to think about Patagonia’s $3 billion climate donation
Is it a groundbreaking philanthropic move, or a way to avoid taxes?
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Torn Apart
In Houston, a generations-deep community is being dismantled by mandatory buyouts.
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![Members of Rise St. James protest new chemical developments.]()
![Members of Rise St. James protest new chemical developments.]()
‘Goliath is wobbling’: Louisiana court strikes blow to Formosa’s giant plastics plant
Without air or water permits, the company will have to “go back to the drawing board.”
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‘I just want my people out here’: Black-led groups in Detroit are cultivating access to nature
A growing number of initiatives in Detroit are working to redefine outdoor activities as acts of liberation.
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![Delivery workers ride their bikes in the Manhattan borough of New York on October 27, 2021.]()
![Delivery workers ride their bikes in the Manhattan borough of New York on October 27, 2021.]()
NYC may ban e-bikes in public housing following a spate of fires
Critics say the move could jeopardize the livelihoods of delivery workers and are pushing to make charging safer, easier and more affordable.
