Not all communities in the United States face the same risks for environmental problems such as air pollution, noise and wastewater. But how can federal agencies fairly identify which areas deserve ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. For many Americans, proper sanitation and clean water seem like issues for developing ...

In September 2022, Typhoon Merbok hit Alaska. Alaskan Native communities lost homes, critical food storage, and faced many catastrophic consequences. Philanthropy often responds to these types of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has placed on leave over 100 employees who work on environmental justice programs at the Environmental Protection Agency, and is pursuing staff ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Tucked inside the Altgeld Gardens public housing project on Chicago’s far South Side, ...

The BOEM plan, which calls for “equitable outreach,” may not survive the incoming Trump administration. The federal government’s offshore drilling agency rolled out its environmental justice plan ...

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with David Cash, the former EPA administrator for Region 1-New England. Former ...

Since she began studying mechanical engineering as an undergraduate at Stanford University, Ufuoma Ovienmhada had little desire to build “tech for tech’s sake.” The university’s sustainability lab ...

The Justice Department said Friday it would terminate a landmark civil rights settlement to rectify long-standing sanitation problems for residents in Lowndes County, Alabama, saying the Biden-era ...

The extinction crisis sparks fierce debate. Despite widespread agreement that catastrophic biodiversity loss is occurring, scientists remain deeply divided on solutions — particularly whether ...

Corporate broadcast news coverage of environmental justice declined in 2024. ABC, CBS, and NBC aired a combined total of just 7 environmental justice segments, compared to 9 such segments in 2023.