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Car culture disproportionately kills Black Americans. The pandemic made things worse.
The number of Black people who died in traffic collisions rose by nearly a quarter last year.
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![Three pedestrians pass by a row of boarded up houses in east Baltimore, Maryland.]()
![Three pedestrians pass by a row of boarded up houses in east Baltimore, Maryland.]()
Your city is more segregated than it was in 1990, new study shows
The consequences for environmental justice are stark.
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![Aerial view of flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas]()
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How homeowners of color are threatened by climate change — and climate policy
“We don’t want to create a modern form of redlining, where places that are affordable are places that are exposed to higher risk.”
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![Jordan Downs public housing in Los Angeles with a new apartment building being constructed in the background.]()
![Jordan Downs public housing in Los Angeles with a new apartment building being constructed in the background.]()
Decades after Watts revolted, the Black neighborhood is being ‘revitalized’ — but the cost is steep
Residents wonder how the most environmentally burdened place in California became one of the most vied-for plots of land in all of LA.
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Are white people bad for the environment?
The origins of global warming are “rooted in a racism of ‘I know better.’”
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![Portraits of Grist CEO Brady Piñero Walkinshaw; principal of Black Futures Labs, Alicia Garza; and co-director of Soul Fire Farms, Leah Penniman appear next to text which reads,]()
![Portraits of Grist CEO Brady Piñero Walkinshaw; principal of Black Futures Labs, Alicia Garza; and co-director of Soul Fire Farms, Leah Penniman appear next to text which reads,]()
WATCH: A live chat with Alicia Garza and Leah Penniman on climate and racial justice
A live conversation on the recipe for a just and sustainable future.
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The EPA just accused Missouri’s environmental agency of violating the Civil Rights Act
The findings are the latest example of how the Biden administration is prioritizing environmental justice.
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Western tribes already lacked water access. Now there’s a megadrought.
Why some tribal advocates and water experts are feeling hopeful.
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![Aerial photo 'Pine Bend' Koch Oil refinery]()
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Fossil fuel interests say they’re allies of communities of color. The NAACP disagrees.
The storied civil rights organization is warning its chapters of the "top 10 manipulation tactics of the fossil fuel industry."
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![Photo of Cook County Jail with images of pollution on top of it]()
![Photo of Cook County Jail with images of pollution on top of it]()
America’s biggest jails are frontline environmental justice communities
The three biggest county jail systems in the U.S. demonstrate how incarcerated people are uniquely exposed to environmental hazards.
