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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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![children hold signs protesting for clean water, adults standing nearby]()
![children hold signs protesting for clean water, adults standing nearby]()
First Nations begin filing claims for Canada’s multi-billion dollar water settlement
The historic settlement could provide compensation to 142,000 individuals and 250 First Nations who were denied access to clean water.
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![illustration of a large explosion on a beach with rocks and cliffs in the background]()
![illustration of a large explosion on a beach with rocks and cliffs in the background]()
The Air Force wants to blow up toxic military waste on a beach in Guam
A Indigenous-led community group says: See you in court.
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![A neighborhood destroyed by Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines in 2013]()
![A neighborhood destroyed by Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines in 2013]()
UN report could change the conversation on ‘loss and damage’ at November’s climate negotiations
The new IPCC report spotlighted the issue, despite U.S. opposition.
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![Green and brown grasses cover a hilly landscape, with mountains in the background]()
![Green and brown grasses cover a hilly landscape, with mountains in the background]()
A controversial lithium mine in Nevada is one step closer to operation
The final obstacle to mining in Thacker Pass is a federal lawsuit
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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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![Residential area adjacent to oil refinery]()
![Residential area adjacent to oil refinery]()
The White House excluded race from its environmental justice tool. We put it back in.
A Grist analysis shows how the ‘race-neutral’ screening tool can still prioritize communities of color.
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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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![Oklahoma]()
Who’s in charge of fixing the environment in eastern Oklahoma?
How a Supreme Court win for tribal sovereignty could have ripple effects on environmental protections across the country.
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![The sky as seen from a room believed to serve as as a storeroom for merchants or other residents of the pre-Colombian settlement on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, at Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico. Top officials with the largest Native American tribe in the United States are renewing a request for congressional leaders to hold a field hearing before deciding on federal legislation aimed at limiting oil and gas development around Chaco Culture National Historical Park.]()
![The sky as seen from a room believed to serve as as a storeroom for merchants or other residents of the pre-Colombian settlement on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, at Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico. Top officials with the largest Native American tribe in the United States are renewing a request for congressional leaders to hold a field hearing before deciding on federal legislation aimed at limiting oil and gas development around Chaco Culture National Historical Park.]()
In Chaco Canyon, a moratorium on oil and gas leases might be too little too late
Federal data reveal the plan does little to stop drilling and may push future development into Indigenous communities.
