Climate Equity
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The Department of Defense wants to protect itself from climate change threats it’s helping to spur
The Defense Department is planning for climate change, it's also the department emitting the most carbon.
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Baltimore voters will decide on the future of their water
Can a ban on privatization and funding for racial equity help to solve the Baltimore's water woes?
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A mental health crisis continues to unfold in Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria robbed millions of Americans of reliable access to basic necessities. Almost a year later, the psychological effects are still being felt.
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The cost of flood insurance is a price worth paying
Despite the NFIP's many problems, America needs it now more than ever.
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Kirstjen Nielsen and Brock Long visited Puerto Rico, and it was really weird
The Department of Homeland Security Secretary handed out school supplies to local kids. Twitter wasn't having it.
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Trump’s national security agenda to have big environmental impacts on both borders
From the U.S.-Mexico border wall to the TransCanada Pipeline, Trump's national security decisions could harm endangered species and the climate.
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The EPA failed Flint. Now we know exactly how.
Eighty-seven complaints about water quality sent to the region's EPA were redirected or ignored.
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How California can make its cap-and-trade program more equitable
While overall emissions have dropped in California, some vulnerable communities are getting more air pollution than ever.
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Faced with asthma and illness, citizens are taking air quality into their own hands
Cheap sensors are democratizing air quality data.
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Democrats say Trump’s ‘culture of corruption’ is making people sick
Environment is part of the Democrats’ midterm message. The keyword isn’t climate, but “corruption.”
