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![A small airplane rests on a runway.]()
![A small airplane rests on a runway.]()
The EPA may finally reckon with aviation’s dirty secret
"It’s unconscionable to think about the hundreds of thousands of children that have been exposed to lead over all of these years from airport activity."
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![Hundreds of progressive youth climate activists protest outside the U.S. Capitol]()
![Hundreds of progressive youth climate activists protest outside the U.S. Capitol]()
Sierra Club and Sunrise Movement react to criticism for toxic workplace cultures
Both groups say they've recommitted to supporting communities facing the brunt of the climate crisis.
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![An oil refinery billows smoke.]()
![An oil refinery billows smoke.]()
A new scorecard ranked companies on environmental racism. Guess who came in last?
ExxonMobil and other oil companies got negative scores for polluting nonwhite communities.
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![Collage: a ranch style house sitting on top of a leaking brown puddle]()
![Collage: a ranch style house sitting on top of a leaking brown puddle]()
The EPA just ordered this Illinois city to fix its sewage problem — again
Cahokia Heights has been ordered to control its sewage overflows, but finding the money to do so will be a challenge.
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Climate migrants are ‘invisible’ to many South American countries
It won’t stay that way for long.
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![Smog blankets Los Angeles.]()
![Smog blankets Los Angeles.]()
Hot days mean worse air. So why are climate and smog seen as separate?
UN report confirms that local agencies need to add heat into air pollution equation
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Here’s how the census results will guide Biden’s environmental justice plans
What does census data mean for access to clean air and water? Everything.
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![Illustration: A cracked Venetian mask with the Chamber of Commerce design on it]()
![Illustration: A cracked Venetian mask with the Chamber of Commerce design on it]()
The Chamber of Commerce says it cares about people of color. The receipts say otherwise.
While protecting its donors from climate risk disclosures, the business lobby continues to imperil Black and brown communities it claims to care about.
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![Collage: New York state split into sections, an asthma inhaler, smokestacks, money, and a sewage pipe]()
![Collage: New York state split into sections, an asthma inhaler, smokestacks, money, and a sewage pipe]()
The next test for environmental justice policy? Defining ‘disadvantaged communities.’
New York’s sweeping climate law will prioritize environmental justice communities — once it decides who they are.
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![Smoke drifting away from a Shell Oil refinery]()
![Smoke drifting away from a Shell Oil refinery]()
Bay Area regulators just delivered on a promise to help frontline communities breathe easier
The new rules “will save lives,” one doctor said. “It will make my patients immediately healthier.”
