The Annual Sugarcane Burning in Florida Involves Stark Injustices By Cynthia Barnett June 13, 2024 Black communities are disproportionately impacted by Big Sugar's agricultural practices In this story: environmental justice, air, agriculture
Reparations for Houston's Historically Black Neighborhoods By Aarohi Sheth June 21, 2024 How do you pay people for decades of exposure to carcinogenic chemicals? In this story: environmental justice, toxics, dirty fuels
As the Environmental Crisis Worsens, So Too Does the Safety of Journalists Covering It By Nour Ghantous May 3, 2024 UNESCO is giving environmental journalism a much-needed spotlight during its annual World Press Freedom Day conference In this story: activism, environmental justice, environment, international environmental justice, international climate policy
Goldman Prize Winner Andrea Vidaurre Campaigns for Clean Air By Claire Greenburger April 29, 2024 How a community organizer earned one of the world’s most prestigious environmental awards In this story: environmental justice, air, transportation, federal climate policy, electric vehicles
Rainforest Alliance and Hershey Sued for Falsely Claiming Fair Labor and Sustainability By Jessian Choy January 18, 2024 The class action lawsuit seeks to hold ecolabel certifiers accountable In this story: food and drink, environmental justice, labor, forests, environmental law
Everything Isn’t Pura Vida in Costa Rica By Michael Fox January 16, 2024 The country’s banana industry is heavily reliant on chemical pesticides that threaten the environment and public health In this story: pesticides, toxics, economic justice, environmental justice
This Houston Museum Teaches About Climate Change By Aarohi Sheth January 15, 2024 Cofounders Aaron Ambroso and Tiffany Jin are rethinking the role that cultural institutions play in environmental justice In this story: environmental justice, racial justice
How a Clean Energy Win in Michigan Provides a Road Map for Other States By Ben Jealous December 16, 2023 New legislation will clean up local air pollution and address climate change too In this story: clean energy, environmental justice, climate change
How Leading US Conservationists Manage to Hold On to Hope By Veronika Perková December 10, 2023 Tips from environmental leaders on staying optimistic in the midst of the climate and extinction crises In this story: saving wild places, climate change, environmental justice
Environmental Sacrifice Zones Can Be Beacons of Clean Energy Investment By Ben Jealous November 29, 2023 Just look at what’s happening in South Carolina In this story: environmental justice, Inflation Reduction Act