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Environmental Justice

Apr 23, 2026

Judge rules federal operator caused excessive damage to downstream homeowners after Hurricane Harvey

Houston Public Media

Climate Change

Apr 10, 2026

The U.S. smashed heat records in March. Just wait for El Niño this summer

PBS

Apr 2, 2026

Scientists have found an alarming environmental impact of vast data centers

CNN Climate

Civil Rights & Human Rights

Mar 27, 2026

U.S. Votes No as UN Calls Slave Trade ‘Gravest Crime’ and Backs Reparations

Capital B News

Environmental Justice

Mar 13, 2026

Has Become the Real Disaster for Black Families

Capital B News

Climate Change

Mar 6, 2026

Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments

Nature

Climate Change

Feb 25, 2026

How climate change is impacting drinking water in the US

ABC News

Climate Justice

Feb 20, 2026

Trump climate health rollback likely to hit poor, minority areas hardest, experts say

AP News

Environmental Justice

Jan 23, 2026

32 Fossil Fuel Companies Linked to Half of CO2 Emissions in 2024

Earth.org

Economic Justice

Jan 15, 2026

How One Company Is Pushing a Private Takeover of Flood Insurance

The New York Times

Environmental Justice

Jan 12, 2026

E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution

The New York Times

Environmental Justice

Jan 2, 2026

Environmentalists sue Louisiana officials over reissued Commonwealth LNG permit

The Lens

Climate Justice

Dec 10, 2025

EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming's causes. Scientists call it misleading

Associated Press via Yahoo News

Environmental Justice

Nov 18, 2025

How the Fossil-Fuel Industry’s Pivot to Plastic Is Polluting Our Planet

Scientific American

Urban & Development

Oct 24, 2025

Lacking community resilience centers, Houston neighbors opt for solar-powered ‘hub homes’

Courthouse News Service / Associated Press

Environmental

Oct 2, 2025

Are cancer-causing particles polluting your Houston neighborhood's air? Search our map

Houston Chronicle

Urban & Development

Sep 22, 2025

Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws

The New York Times

Human Health

Sep 12, 2025

Houston now has highest poverty rate among America's most populous cities, new census data shows

Houston Chronicle

Environmental Justice

Sep 2, 2025

Leaving EPA Behind, Environmental Justice Pioneer Preaches Hope Amid Trump Cutbacks

Inside Climate News

Environmental Justice

Aug 29, 2025

These Katrina Survivors Feel Overlooked. Now, They’re Using TikTok to Tell Their Stories

Rolling Stone

Environmental Justice

Aug 11, 2025

After Turmoil and No-Confidence Votes, Sierra Club Terminates Ben Jealous

Inside Climate News

Environmental

Aug 11, 2025

America’s Clean Hydrogen Dreams Are Fading Again

The New York Times

Climate Justice

Aug 5, 2025

First-of-a-kind US class-action lawsuit would force EPA to reinstate $3bn climate program

The Guardian

Climate

Aug 3, 2025

Inside the ‘Radical Transformation’ of America’s Environmental Role

Climate

Jul 25, 2025

Layoffs, Votes of No Confidence and a Leader on Leave at One of the Nation’s Oldest Environmental Groups

Inside Climate News

Climate Justice

Jul 24, 2025

UN’s top court delivered a landmark opinion on climate justice. What’s next?

PBS News Hour

Education

Jul 23, 2025

Mapping Federal Funding Cuts to U.S. Colleges and Universities

Center for American Progress

Environmental Justice

Jul 23, 2025

‘Disgraceful step backward’: USDA ends support for Black farmers, saying it ‘sufficiently’ handled discrimination

Legal & Legislation

Jul 17, 2025

Federal DEI funding cuts threaten the work of the few remaining Black farmers in East Texas

The Texas Tribune

Environmental Justice

Jul 11, 2025

Black Alabamians Sue State Department of Transportation Over Repeated Flooding

Inside Climate News

director's picks

Categories

Judge rules federal operator caused excessive damage to downstream homeowners after Hurricane Harvey

The U.S. smashed heat records in March. Just wait for El Niño this summer

Scientists have found an alarming environmental impact of vast data centers

U.S. Votes No as UN Calls Slave Trade ‘Gravest Crime’ and Backs Reparations

Has Become the Real Disaster for Black Families

Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments

How climate change is impacting drinking water in the US

Trump climate health rollback likely to hit poor, minority areas hardest, experts say

32 Fossil Fuel Companies Linked to Half of CO2 Emissions in 2024

How One Company Is Pushing a Private Takeover of Flood Insurance

E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution

Environmentalists sue Louisiana officials over reissued Commonwealth LNG permit

EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming's causes. Scientists call it misleading

How the Fossil-Fuel Industry’s Pivot to Plastic Is Polluting Our Planet

Lacking community resilience centers, Houston neighbors opt for solar-powered ‘hub homes’

Are cancer-causing particles polluting your Houston neighborhood's air? Search our map

Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws

Houston now has highest poverty rate among America's most populous cities, new census data shows

Leaving EPA Behind, Environmental Justice Pioneer Preaches Hope Amid Trump Cutbacks

These Katrina Survivors Feel Overlooked. Now, They’re Using TikTok to Tell Their Stories

After Turmoil and No-Confidence Votes, Sierra Club Terminates Ben Jealous

America’s Clean Hydrogen Dreams Are Fading Again

First-of-a-kind US class-action lawsuit would force EPA to reinstate $3bn climate program

Inside the ‘Radical Transformation’ of America’s Environmental Role

Layoffs, Votes of No Confidence and a Leader on Leave at One of the Nation’s Oldest Environmental Groups

UN’s top court delivered a landmark opinion on climate justice. What’s next?

Mapping Federal Funding Cuts to U.S. Colleges and Universities

‘Disgraceful step backward’: USDA ends support for Black farmers, saying it ‘sufficiently’ handled discrimination

Federal DEI funding cuts threaten the work of the few remaining Black farmers in East Texas

Black Alabamians Sue State Department of Transportation Over Repeated Flooding

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Judge rules federal operator caused excessive damage to downstream homeowners after Hurricane Harvey

The U.S. smashed heat records in March. Just wait for El Niño this summer

Scientists have found an alarming environmental impact of vast data centers

U.S. Votes No as UN Calls Slave Trade ‘Gravest Crime’ and Backs Reparations

Has Become the Real Disaster for Black Families

Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments

How climate change is impacting drinking water in the US

Trump climate health rollback likely to hit poor, minority areas hardest, experts say

32 Fossil Fuel Companies Linked to Half of CO2 Emissions in 2024

How One Company Is Pushing a Private Takeover of Flood Insurance

E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution

Environmentalists sue Louisiana officials over reissued Commonwealth LNG permit

EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming's causes. Scientists call it misleading

How the Fossil-Fuel Industry’s Pivot to Plastic Is Polluting Our Planet

Lacking community resilience centers, Houston neighbors opt for solar-powered ‘hub homes’

Are cancer-causing particles polluting your Houston neighborhood's air? Search our map

Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws

Houston now has highest poverty rate among America's most populous cities, new census data shows

Leaving EPA Behind, Environmental Justice Pioneer Preaches Hope Amid Trump Cutbacks

These Katrina Survivors Feel Overlooked. Now, They’re Using TikTok to Tell Their Stories

After Turmoil and No-Confidence Votes, Sierra Club Terminates Ben Jealous

America’s Clean Hydrogen Dreams Are Fading Again

First-of-a-kind US class-action lawsuit would force EPA to reinstate $3bn climate program

Inside the ‘Radical Transformation’ of America’s Environmental Role

Layoffs, Votes of No Confidence and a Leader on Leave at One of the Nation’s Oldest Environmental Groups

UN’s top court delivered a landmark opinion on climate justice. What’s next?

Mapping Federal Funding Cuts to U.S. Colleges and Universities

‘Disgraceful step backward’: USDA ends support for Black farmers, saying it ‘sufficiently’ handled discrimination

Federal DEI funding cuts threaten the work of the few remaining Black farmers in East Texas

Black Alabamians Sue State Department of Transportation Over Repeated Flooding

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