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**FILE** Birds fly around the Anacostia River. A new study has found that the water in waterfront towns with significant Black populations is far less likely to be subject to water-quality monitoring. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEnvironment

The Untested Waters of Black Lakeside Communities

by Willy Blackmore, Special to The Informer via Word in Black September 25, 2024September 25, 2024

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.

**FILE** The Green New Deal Coalition is backing Vice President Kamala Harris. (WI photo)
Posted inEnvironment

Kamala Harris Bags Major Climate Justice Endorsement

by Willy Blackmore, Special to The Informer via Word in Black August 7, 2024August 7, 2024
Plastic production has increased and is expected to continue to do so in the coming years, a trajectory that creates more trash, uses more fossil fuels and puts more and more emissions in the air breathed by Black communities. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inEnvironment

The Feds Are Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics

by Willy Blackmore, Special to The Informer via Word in Black August 7, 2024August 7, 2024
**FILE** A mother and her children cool off on a hot day in 2023. While June 2023 was originally record-breaking, June 2024 surpassed those numbers, becoming the hottest June on record. (WI photo)
Posted inEnvironment

The Hottest Year Ever, Again?

by Willy Blackmore, Special to The Informer via Word in Black July 17, 2024July 18, 2024
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Hurricane Beryl’s Path of Black Destruction

by Willy Blackmore, Special to The Informer via Word in Black July 10, 2024July 10, 2024
**FILE** U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan held a press conference to announce the investment of nearly $900 million to electricity school bus fleets in states across the country (WI photo)
Posted inEnvironment

Everyone Wants Electric School Buses Now

by Willy Blackmore, Special to The Informer via Word in Black June 26, 2024June 26, 2024
Posted inEnvironment

Category 5 or 6, Massive Hurricanes Threaten Black Folks Most

by Willy Blackmore, Special to The Informer via Word in Black February 21, 2024February 21, 2024
Posted inEnvironment

The Kids Suing the EPA Over Climate Change Are Black and Brown Too

by Willy Blackmore, Special to The Informer via Word in Black January 10, 2024July 3, 2024
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Do You Know What Climate Justice Is?

by Willy Blackmore, Special to The Informer via Word in Black November 21, 2023July 3, 2024
Black Americans go to church, higher than any other demographic group. But when it comes to the climate crisis, the Black church is not generally fulfilling that long-standing role as the first stop for solutions. (Courtesy of Pixabay)
Posted inFaith

Why the Black Church Needs to Go Green

by Willy Blackmore, Special to The Informer via Word in Black November 15, 2023November 15, 2023

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