Climate Equity
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![Portrait of teenage girl holding signs during on a demonstration for environmentalism]()
The kids are not alright: Countries fail to include children in their climate plans
A study of 160 countries show a third don't mention children at all.
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A lack of data hampers efforts to fix racial disparities in utility cutoffs
A Minnesota study found customers in communities of color are three times more likely than others to have their electricity cut off, highlighting a hidden nationwide problem.
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Electric vehicles need cobalt. Congolese miners work in dangerous conditions to get it.
Black activists in the U.S. are fighting the exploitation of Black resources and workers in the Congo.
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California sides with big utilities, trimming incentives for community solar projects
Critics said the decision was "fatally flawed" and won't allow for a “just and equitable energy transition.”
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Better late than never: Wealthy nations finally meet $100 billion climate aid goal
But developing countries need trillions more.
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Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis
A new series explores how climate change transforms our reproductive lives, from menstruation to fertility to pregnancy.
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‘How did we miss this for so long?’: The link between extreme heat and preterm birth
Heat waves are making pregnancy more dangerous and exacerbating existing maternal health disparities.
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As New York’s offshore wind work begins, an environmental justice community awaits the benefits
A labor agreement guarantees jobs for unions, but making sure Sunset Park residents are included remains a challenge.
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A pot of unspent federal money could have prevented Jackson’s water crisis
A new report surfaces a trail of red flags that the EPA didn’t raise.
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![Food cooking over a wood-fired stove in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya, in 2015.]()
![Food cooking over a wood-fired stove in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya, in 2015.]()
Billions of people cook over open fires. Are gas stoves the solution?
Last week in Paris, dozens of countries agreed to tackle harmful cooking methods — but sidestepped the controversial question of how to replace them.
