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New York says goodbye to 6 dirty power plants and hello to working with communities
"They always have the advantage of having information that we don't have access to." Now that will change.
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For some near the Cross Bronx Expressway, COVID-19 is an environmental justice issue, too
Even as air has grown cleaner in The Bronx, a highway through its heart belches pollution researchers say may be linked to risk of death from the coronavirus.
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A new YouTube series is amplifying Latino voices in the environmental movement
The bilingual YouTube series Planeta G is the work of two Greenpeace communications specialists, Crystal Mojica and Valentina Stackl.
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Smoke and COVID-19 drove us inside — but the air in there wants to kill you
The perils of breathing in 2020.
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How California’s farmworkers are banding together to survive the pandemic
“Everyone is at risk, and we continue to live in fear — but we have to learn how to survive this.”
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Trump finally sent aid to Puerto Rico. Is it enough to save a broken grid?
Environmentalists argue the grid should be rebuilt as a decentralized system with distributed solar energy and other renewable sources.
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Russian Indigenous communities are begging Tesla not to get its nickel from this major polluter
Elon Musk said he would give a big contract to anyone mining the EV battery mineral 'in an environmentally sensitive way.'
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What’s next for climate and racial justice? Four experts weigh in.
What’s next for climate and racial justice? Four experts weigh in.
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A solar-paneled roof over everyone’s head? Totally doable, she says.
Climate-friendly housing shouldn’t just be the purview of the wealthy, says activist Rahwa Ghirmatzion, who works to transform old buildings into green gems.
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Report: Black households spend almost 50 percent more on utilities than white households
Black, Hispanic, and Native American households spend a much larger portion of their income on energy bills than white households — 43 percent more, 20 percent more, and 45 percent more, respectively.
