Climate Justice
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![compactor machine on top of pile of waste at landfill with large flock of seagulls flying above]()
![compactor machine on top of pile of waste at landfill with large flock of seagulls flying above]()
An $18M grant would have drastically reduced food waste. Then the EPA cut it.
The Rhode Island project to create local jobs, launch compost hubs, and reduce emissions was years in the making.
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![EPA administrator Lee Zeldin speaks at podium]()
![EPA administrator Lee Zeldin speaks at podium]()
The Trump administration has all but stopped enforcing environmental laws
The EPA is the nation's top environmental cop. In the last few months, the federal agency has significantly scaled back pollution enforcement.
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![Two people participating in a rally for the Environmental Protection Agency.]()
![Two people participating in a rally for the Environmental Protection Agency.]()
30 years of environmental justice, dismantled in 100 days
Under the Trump administration, policies to protect the communities most affected by pollution are "illegal."
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![A collage of black and white photos of Indigenous youth against a yellow background with the UN logo]()
![A collage of black and white photos of Indigenous youth against a yellow background with the UN logo]()
From Greenland to Ghana, Indigenous youth work for climate justice
“No matter what happens we will stand, and we will fight, and we will keep pushing for solutions.”
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![Elementary school children in line at a cafeteria being served healthy lunches]()
![Elementary school children in line at a cafeteria being served healthy lunches]()
Trump’s latest USDA cuts undermine his plan to ‘Make America Healthy Again’
The abrupt cancellation of a beloved farm-to-school grant program threatens food access, school gardens, and small farms nationwide.
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![a row of trucks and warehouse within a short distance of a neighborhood]()
![a row of trucks and warehouse within a short distance of a neighborhood]()
El eslabón no regulado de una cadena de suministro tóxica
De El Paso, Texas, a Richmond, Virginia, los almacenes están liberando óxido de etileno, una sustancia química cancerígena. Casi nadie lo sabe.
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![People stand in protest with backs to camera, wearing capes that have slogans painted on them.]()
![People stand in protest with backs to camera, wearing capes that have slogans painted on them.]()
A Chicago law could shift where heavy industry operates — and who bears the burden of pollution
As Trump dismantles protections, the ordinance is a test case for environmental justice.
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![A plaque that reads United States Environmental Protection Agency on a building]()
![A plaque that reads United States Environmental Protection Agency on a building]()
Closures of EPA’s regional environmental justice offices will hurt rural America
Former EPA employees warn that rural and underserved communities across the country will be left with fewer protections against environmental health hazards and limited options for recourse.
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![A woman sits on the ground with a baby in front of her. They are wearing large hats, and the baby holds a cardboard sign reading]()
![A woman sits on the ground with a baby in front of her. They are wearing large hats, and the baby holds a cardboard sign reading]()
The world’s biggest youth climate lawsuit lost in court, but it ‘changed the world’
The landmark Juliana v. United States sparked a global movement to defend children's rights to a healthy climate, a campaign that's already scored two wins.
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![Aerial view of mountains and forests and river in Chile, with low-lying clouds]()
![Aerial view of mountains and forests and river in Chile, with low-lying clouds]()
In Canada, Indigenous advocates argue that mining companies violate the rights of nature
Tribunal judges found the industry guilty of “ongoing ecocide.”
