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Three people look at a tablet that reads “Census 2020"

The census undercounted people of color. Here’s what that means for environmental justice.

Even minor census undercounts could have substantial knock-on effects and deprive needy communities of investment and representation.

Adam Mahoney Equity March 16, 2022

A woman in a baseball cap and red coveralls points to a large puddle.

Oil and gas companies spill millions of gallons of wastewater in Texas

Companies have spilled nearly 150 million gallons of toxic, highly saline wastewater in Texas over the last decade, an Inside Climate News analysis found.

Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News & Peter Aldhous Accountability November 5, 2023

Collage: cutouts of a wildfire with smoke, a protest sign reading "you'll die of old age, we'll die of climate change", a gavel, and an offshore oil rig. In the center on top of the images is a ring of yellow stars from the European Union flag

The next climate battle in the courts is over mental health

European lawsuits allege that climate inaction is causing psychological harm — and violating human rights.

Katarina Zimmer International July 7, 2022

An oil slick turns an ocean and beach brown

Ocean oil pollution is growing — and not from oil spills

Cars and highways are among the top contributors to ocean oil pollution, study finds.

Joseph Winters Science September 29, 2022

California communities are fighting the last battery recycling plant in the West — and its toxic legacy

Lead battery recycling is a crucial but dirty business. As a plant outside Los Angeles seeks to renew its operating permit, the community pushes back.

Molly Peterson Accountability April 22, 2024

After a Houston-area chemical fire, toxic benzene lingered for weeks, endangering residents

Pollution from the 2019 fire remained elevated long after shelter-in-place warnings ended, according to an analysis of previously unreported air and monitoring data.

Erin Douglas, Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune, & Caroline Covington Accountability April 27, 2023

A dotted line connects photos from the EPA's 2021 Journey to Justice tour

Lead in the water and chloroprene in the air: Whom does the EPA protect?

The Biden administration promised change for overpolluted communities in the South. Four years later, they're still waiting.

Lylla Younes Accountability January 15, 2025

Over the shoulder view of woman using tablet outside; in the background a combine harvester machine works in a field with hills in the distance.

How transparency can transform corporate sustainability

When it comes to issues like supply-chain traceability, companies like ADM are pioneering a holistic approach to business practices.

Grist Creative Sponsored by ADM July 13, 2022

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gives a press conference standing at a podium with his fish in the air and a crown behind him

In Brazil, Lula vows to halt deforestation — but it won’t be easy

The president-elect faces deep political division, and Bolsonaro still has two more months in power.

Blanca Begert Uncategorized November 1, 2022

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