Dr. Ayanna Quamina explains how environmental medicine connects everyday toxins, pollutants and chemicals to chronic illness, and why this conversation is especially urgent for Black communities.
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Posted inOpinion
We must rekindle our relationship with Earth
Rev. Dr. Heber Brown III reflects on Earth Day, environmental justice and the deep agrarian roots of Black people, drawing on family memory and the legacy of George Washington Carver, Hazel Johnson and others.
Posted inOpinion
Don’t let your climate power slip away
A call to action “You have power unless you give it away” are words my grandmother instilled in me as a young boy growing up in the mountains of Appalachia. Her words have been echoing in my head as the seasons turn. Today is the first day of fall, and already the air feels unsettled, […]
Posted inOpinion
Gerrymandering is the new redlining
Gerrymandering silences Black voices, denies resources, and destroys lives. The fight is not just about elections, but about health, housing, and survival.
Posted inOpinion
AI furthers environmental racism in Black America
Elon Musk’s xAI supercomputer borders Boxtown, Memphis, raising alarm over pollution and environmental racism in this historic Black community.
Posted inPolitics
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.
Posted inOpinion
Cleaner transportation fuels can save lives
Antoine M. Thompson, CEO of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition, is advocating for the use of biodiesel fuels in medium to heavy-duty vehicles to reduce pollution and improve public health outcomes,
Posted inNews
Smith Foundry under fire for ‘environmental racism’
Activists rally to close Smith Foundry in Minneapolis’s Phillips neighborhood
Posted inOpinion
New fire, familiar injustice
We need to acknowledge that our continued reliance on fossil fuels is subsidized by the physical and mental health of other Americans.
Posted inGo Green
Climate change is a justice issue—these 6 charts show why
To reduce climate change and protect those who are most vulnerable, it’s important to understand where emissions come from.
Posted inGo Green
As coastal flooding worsens, some cities are retreating from the water
Since high-risk areas are often home to low-income communities and Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color, addressing climate risk in these areas may also require addressing a national legacy of racism, segregation, and disinvestment.
Posted inFeatured, Go Green, Local & State, News
Residents demand City shut down Northern Metal—for good
‘We can’t breathe for so many reasons and our Black Lives continue not to matter to our city and state government. Enough is enough.’
Posted inGo Green
Environmental racism is real, destructive, and deadly
‘The underlying message of environmentally racist tactics and strategies is that certain neighborhoods and certain people matter less than others….’
Posted inGo Green, National, News
Ex-Michigan governor charged in Flint water contamination
Nearly seven years after water provided to the residents of the majority Black city of Flint, Michigan, killed 12 people and sickened many more, several officials, including former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, are facing criminal charges.
Posted inOpinion
‘We can’t breathe’—stop the pollution in Black communities
Why are Black Americans and other people of color suffering from higher rates of respiratory illness?
Posted inGo Green, Local & State, National, News
Mostly White environmental groups downplay Black issues
As environmental justice battles rage around the country, thousands of African American children and adults are being left out of the conversation.