environmental justice
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Proposed natural gas pipeline raises major social justice concerns
Member of Congress and black residents don't want the pipeline and the noise that comes with it.
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Adiós, polluters: Study links immigrant status and exposure to dirty air
The new study not only looks at race but at immigrant status and language.
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With the threat of coal exports, Oakland piles more pollution on a polluted community
Two community organizers explain why they're on the front lines to stop coal exports from coming to Oakland.
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Solar power access looking a lot brighter in California
Thanks to a new bill, California is making low-income access to solar power happen on a larger scale than anywhere else in the country.
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California just signed a landmark bill to tackle climate change
SB 350 has some pretty ambitious renewable energy goals, but fails to cut fossil fuels enough.
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This scuba diver wants everyone — black, white, or brown — to feel at home in the ocean
Kramer Wimberley knows what it's like to feel unwelcome in the water. As a dive instructor and ocean-lover, he tries to make sure no one else does.
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New EPA carbon rules would save thousands of lives, science says
The Obama administration's proposed rules for power plants could save nearly 5,000 lives a year in the U.S. alone.
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![Protesters jump on a police car at a rally to protest the death of Freddie Gray who died following an arrest in Baltimore, Maryland April 25, 2015.]()
Wake-up call from Baltimore: We can no longer ignore our inner cities
Watching the city blow up, we’re forced to recon with decades of racism and neglect. Now it’s time to get serious about solutions.
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8 bright ideas for a cleaner future
Check out the awesome finalists from OpenIDEO's Renewable Energy Challenge.
