Medical and public health experts warn that fossil fuel pollution is already damaging public health, especially in Black and brown communities, and that the harm will intensify without a transition away from fossil fuels.
Willy Blackmore
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The Big Beautiful Bill ‘greenlights pollution’
Signed on July 4, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminates the EPA’s Environmental and Climate Justice Program, slashes grant funding, and rolls back air and water protections. Lawsuits are underway, but the future of climate justice remains uncertain.
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Climate Justice Isn’t Dead
Former White House official Ryan Hathaway believes the Trump Administration’s efforts to kill environmental protections will fail, as environmental justice is a guiding principle for the federal government and it is not possible to wipe out environmental justice.
Posted inOpinion
End is near for EPA’s ‘full force’ environmental justice
EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan resigned after his efforts to seek environmental justice through regulation were thwarted by legal challenges, leaving the agency’s strongest tool for righting environmental injustices undermined.
Posted inOpinion
Clean air rules help Black communities –
New EPA rules limiting pollution emissions from power plants and cars will benefit Black communities, but the incoming Trump administration is likely to overturn those rules.
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Trump judge blocks EPA from investigating racial discrimination in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked the EPA from using Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to investigate whether race should be considered as a factor in the enforcement of environmental laws.
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Hotter summers are deadlier for older Black people
A new study has found that 23% of older adults around the world will experience extreme heat by 2050, with Black communities in the U.S. being the most vulnerable to the effects of extreme heat.