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![Collage: Silhouette of Louisiana state and the logo of the United Houma Nation]()
![Collage: Silhouette of Louisiana state and the logo of the United Houma Nation]()
Louisiana’s Native communities face a long recovery after Hurricane Ida
The storm added to existing issues like coastal erosion and rising sea levels.
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![An emergency response vehicle cruises through a street battered by Hurricane Ida]()
![An emergency response vehicle cruises through a street battered by Hurricane Ida]()
Hurricane Ida shows how New Orleans is still trying to police its way out of disasters
The city elevated an “anti-looting” task force without mentioning how police would offer supportive services as the entire city lost power.
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![A vintage gasoline sign that reads "For use as a motor fuel only. Contains lead (tetraethyl)"]()
![A vintage gasoline sign that reads "For use as a motor fuel only. Contains lead (tetraethyl)"]()
Leaded gasoline is finally gone – but its toxic legacy lingers
"The lead is still there in the soil.”
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![protestors hold a banner that says climate justice equals racial justice]()
![protestors hold a banner that says climate justice equals racial justice]()
This group aims to address the biggest blind spot for government funding
The Justice40 Accelerator is making it easier for overburdened communities to access funding.
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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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![Peru floodwater]()
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Climate migrants are ‘invisible’ to many South American countries
It won’t stay that way for long.
