Climate Equity
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In Chicago, one neighborhood is fighting gentrification and climate change at the same time
The secret to success? Build affordable housing next to transit.
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These ‘green banks’ are getting billions to decarbonize disadvantaged communities
The Biden administration just distributed $20 billion in IRA funding to loan to individuals and communities across the country.
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How big-box stores and schools can help marginalized communities go solar
Installing solar arrays on commercial and public buildings could bring renewable energy to two-thirds of the nation's disadvantaged neighborhoods.
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IPLC: The acronym that is keeping Indigenous advocates up at night
Native leaders say equating "Indigenous peoples" and "local communities" threatens hard-won treaty rights.
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In Denver, e-bike vouchers run out as fast as Taylor Swift tickets
The city estimates that its wildly popular subsidies are helping to eliminate 170,000 vehicle miles traveled per week.
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As heat becomes a national threat, who will be protected?
Extreme heat affects everyone. But in Florida, the hottest state in the country, only one group is legally protected.
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New report slams carbon offset project in Cambodia for violating Indigenous rights
Human Rights Watch alleges Indigenous peoples were thrown off their land in name of conservation.
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California’s polluted communities could miss out on billions under state’s flawed system
Researchers found that the state's screening tool uses a small number of health problems that could bias which communities are designated.
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Industry poisoned a vibrant Black neighborhood in Houston. Is a buyout the solution?
“Do you have to lose your history, your culture, or your identity in that process?”
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Want clean electricity? These are the overlooked elected officials who get to decide.
As the Georgia Public Service Commission writes, "Very few governmental agencies have as much impact on people's lives."