A study has found that lakes in communities of color are three times less likely to be monitored for water quality than those in white communities, leading to potential health risks and environmental hazards going undetected.

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Word in Black is a collaboration of 10 of the nation’s leading Black publishers that frames the narrative and fosters solutions for racial inequities in America. There has been a wave of endorsements big and small for Vice President Kamala Harris since President Joe Biden announced that he would not run for reelection this year.  […]

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Word in Black is a collaboration of 10 of the nation’s leading Black publishers that frames the narrative and fosters solutions for racial inequities in America. It’s been known for decades that plastic waste is a problem, and many people have been trying to do something about it: in the 1990s, it was snipping open […]

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June 2024 was the hottest June on record, with temperatures in the Western U.S. reaching up to 130 degrees and the death toll from heat-related issues estimated to be at least 30 people.

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Hurricane Beryl has caused extensive damage in Houston, Texas, and other parts of the Caribbean, with Black communities being disproportionately affected by the storm.

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The federal government is investing $900 million to upgrade school bus fleets, which will benefit Black communities by reducing exposure to fine particulate pollution and providing cleaner air in disadvantaged and excluded communities.

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Hurricane Katrina was a rare Category 5 storm, but as the world warms, storms are becoming more intense, and Black people are disproportionately at risk of being affected by them.

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Genesis B. and 17 other California kids are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment, due to the climate crisis and the disproportionate impact on Black and brown communities.

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After hearing a definition of climate justice, support for the concept skyrockets, particularly among Black and brown Americans, who are disproportionately affected by climate change.

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The Black Church-The Green Movement is working to bring environmental justice into the Black church, with the goal of increasing awareness of climate change and the effects it has on Black communities.

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