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Soot, Sickness, and Silence: A Black Louisiana Community Is Still Struggling After an Explosion
ROSELAND, La. — For 11 days after an oil and lubricant factory blew up less than a mile from her home, Millie Simmons could not stand outside for more than 10 minutes at a time. “I could hardly breathe,” the 58-year-old child care worker said outside her home on Sept. 4. Soot and an oily…
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North Minneapolis training center teaches students in-demand skills for clean energy sector
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Kansas City’s east side demands environmental equity
Under the sweltering midday sun in late July, more than 100 faith leaders and community members marched from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park to Brush Creek and Troost, not in celebration, but in protest— demanding what every other part of Kansas City already has: basic infrastructure, environmental justice, and the dignity of a well-kept…
Black neighborhoods at risk as U.S. pushes to cancel important climate protection
Black communities brace for fallout after Trump revokes core safeguard that outlined pollution’s impact on nature and humans.
Experts warn Canadian wildfires will continue to cause poor air quality across Minnesota
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Black women fight for life in Houston’s most toxic — and gentrifying — neighborhood
Black women are battling environmental racism and a record increase in cost of living.
U of M researchers: More nature, less concrete to control Mississippi River flooding
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White roofs can cool down homes – but scaling up this simple solution is a challenge
In the last few years, Sahani Begum found that the desert cooler she owned was barely effective enough. Her small, two-storeyed home in RK Puram’s Hanuman Labour Basti in New Delhi would become unbearable in the summers, the temperature inside rising much higher than outside. Then, her son heard about a quick and simple solution…
Moore Vetoes Key Maryland Climate Studies, Reversing Course on Environmental Justice Commitments
Maryland legislators and environmental advocates expressed dismay after Gov. Wes Moore vetoed a series of widely supported climate and environmental study bills last week, actions they believe not only mark a sharp departure from his climate promises, but also reflect a breakdown in communication between the governor and members of his own party in the…
Hong Kong launches AI-powered green education Initiative ahead of COP30
Hong Kong has taken a significant step towards fostering sustainability and innovation with the launch of the Green Entrepreneurial Education Project (GEEP).
Why Are Black Neighborhoods Underwater? Science Points to the Wealthy.
In January, a relentless wave of wildfires tore through Los Angeles, reducing a historic Black community to ash and claiming 29 lives. Later that month, a rare winter storm brought heavy snow to the Southeast and the Gulf Coast. Eleven people perished. Then, in March, more than 100 tornadoes ripped through the South in two…
Spotted lanternflies are back in NYC. What to know and how to fight them
Spotted lanternflies (SLFs) are hatching again across New York City. Though the first adult sighting hasn’t been officially confirmed by the state, reports of nymphs are already surfacing in multiple […] The post Spotted lanternflies are back in NYC. What to know and how to fight them appeared first on Epicenter NYC.
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