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The fight for an equitable energy economy for the Navajo Nation
Diné activist Nicole Horseherder’s long quest for equity from the rise and fall of the coal economy.
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Making fuel from pig poop sounds exciting — unless you live nearby
Making fuel from pig poop sounds exciting — unless you live nearby.
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Chicago’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout put polluted communities last
Chicago’s COVID-19 vaccine plan put polluted communities last
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‘A sacrifice zone’: Why did a Chicago community of color get saddled with a polluting scrapyard?
Illinois’ decision to approve the Chicago scrapyard is the target of a federal civil rights investigation.
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The unfinished business of Flint’s water crisis
Criminal charges and a class-action settlement may seem like the last chapter in Flint’s story, but many of the most important reforms at the root of the city’s water crisis remain undone.
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6 years after Flint water crisis, Michigan’s ex-governor to face charges
The crisis has left parts of the majority-Black city unable to access clean water for more than 2,400 days.
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In the shadow of Amazon, resistance takes root in San Bernardino
In the shadow of Amazon, resistance takes root in San Bernardino
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How activists successfully shut down key pipeline projects in New York
In the past half-decade, grassroots opposition in New York has led to the cancellation of four major interstate pipelines — a total of 931 miles — that would have cut through communities and ecosystems.
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The environmental justice issue no one wants to talk about
A new book by MacArthur “Genius” Catherine Coleman Flowers looks at the environmental justice dimensions of waste management in the U.S.
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Will California finally fulfill its promise to fix the Salton Sea?
Decades have passed and millions of dollars spent, yet little has been done to restore the lake. California officials say it’s all been leading up to this moment.
