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Billions of dollars in contracts have been awarded to politically connected Americans, even as Puerto Ricans suffer electricity outages.
A flawed census count would have ripple effects on environmental justice and plans to tackle climate change.
A plan to reroute diesel trucks out of a low-income community will help residents breathe easier
In recent days, the mayors of Honolulu and Maui County announced plans to file lawsuits against major fossil fuel companies for damages resulting from climate change.
Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions. In a decade full of big talk and epic battles, they all failed.
Scientists have struggled to link DDT and cancer. Then a library of frozen blood changed everything.
"We need to see what nature is trying to tell us here. We need to recognize that we’re playing with fire.”
“By separating housing policy from climate change, we’re doing a disservice to our ability to create safe spaces, particularly among those communities who don't have a choice about where to live.”
If Governor Tony Evers’ signs this bill into law, protesters could face up to six years in jail.
