Posts Tagged ‘Environmental justice’
Colossal Polluter: NAACP Moves to Sue Musk in Memphis
Ahead of an anticipated lawsuit, the NAACP and Southern Environmental Law Center are filing a complaint with the Environmental Protection Agency. They allege that the Colossus’s electric power plant, which produces enough electricity to power a small city, is making a bad situation worse for the neighborhood’s Black residents.
Read MoreTrump’s DOJ Kills a Black County’s Environmental Justice Deal
The community was relying on assistance from the federal government to create proper wastewater disposal systems.
Read MoreMichael Regan Rebuilt the EPA, but Did It Deliver for Black Communities?
He campaigned for Black communities as the department’s leader and leaves a complicated legacy behind him.
Read MorePFAS Toxicity Exacerbates Environmental Injustice for Communities of Color
Thanks for decades of redlining, many Black Americans are more likely to be exposed to cancer-causing chemicals.
Read MoreHow Heavy Rains and High Tides Hurt NYC’s Black and Brown Neighborhoods
Historic disinvestment in Black and Brown neighborhoods across the city has now left homeowners at the mercy of flooding due to heavy rain.
Read MoreBlack Workers Are Being Left Out of the Clean Energy Boom
A recent study found that Black workers make up only 8% of the clean energy labor force, including fossil fuels and electric/hybrid vehicles, which is significantly less than other groups of color.
Read MoreRacial Disparities in Environmental Concerns Highlighted in New Gallup Survey
Black Americans are more likely than other racial or ethnic groups to express concerns about environmental threats.
Read MoreBlack Residents Want This Company Gone. Will Alabama’s Environmental Agency Approve a New Permit?
Residents in one Alabama neighborhood that has been polluted by a nearby manufacturing plant are waiting to see if the company will remain.
Read MoreIt’s Getting Hot in Here
Journalist Willy Blackmore discusses the concerns he’s developed while researching to write about climate change and environmental justice.
Read MoreABHM Book Club, MIAD & MCHS Proudly Present: All That She Carried By Tiya Miles
On Thursday, January 25th we will discuss All That She Carried by Tiya Miles, in partnership with the Milwaukee County Historical Society (MCHS) and the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD), who will help lead the discussion and connect the book to an exhibition and to museums, more broadly.
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