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Climate

Jul 9, 2025

In Flooded Texas, Questions About FEMA’s Role and Fate

The New York Times

Environmental Justice

Jul 2, 2025

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Exxon’s appeal over $14.25 million penalty for Baytown air pollution

Houston Public Media

Climate

Jul 1, 2025

The Supreme Court just ended its term & Here are the decisions that will affect climate policy

Grist

Climate Change

Jun 27, 2025

This year’s UN climate talks are already behind - 5 months before COP30 kicks off in Brazil

Grist

Climate Change

Jun 25, 2025

Texas A&M researchers found climate change increased wholesale electricity costs in Texas by 20%

CBS News

Climate Change

Jun 24, 2025

How Heat Waves Can Worsen Air Quality

The New York Times

Environmental Justice

Jun 18, 2025

Judge rules EPA termination of environmental justice grants was unlawful

Environmental

Jun 4, 2025

Health officials sound alarm as 'deadliest animal on the planet' spreads across southern US

Yahoo News

Legal & Legislation

Jun 2, 2025

The Supreme Court’s Green Double Standard

The Atlantic

Legal & Legislation

May 30, 2025

Three takeaways from the Supreme Court's big NEPA ruling

Axios

Energy

May 29, 2025

Clean Energy Project Cancellations Top $14 Billion So Far in 2025

Inside Climate News

Climate

May 23, 2025

Minority Homeowners Face Disproportionate Climate Risks That Could Exacerbate Inequality

Zillow

Environmental Justice

May 19, 2025

Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Environmental Grant Funding

Inside Climate News

Environmental

May 19, 2025

Oil companies want protection as Texas considers allowing treated fracking water released into rivers

The Texas Tribune

Climate

May 19, 2025

Africa Establishes a Space Agency to Close Its Climate Data Gap

Bloomberg

Environmental

May 15, 2025

FEMA ‘not ready’ for hurricane season; Houstonians aren’t prepared either

Click2Houston

Climate

May 8, 2025

Houston is the fastest-sinking city in the U.S.

Houston Public Media

Environmental Justice

May 5, 2025

Houston’s trash problem is only getting worse. What will it take to get it under control?

Houston Landing

Environmental Justice

May 1, 2025

EPA Funding Cuts Target Disadvantaged Communities, Analysis Shows

Inside Climate News

Environmental Racism

Apr 28, 2025

A Houston Couple’s Decades-Long Fight Against Environmental Racism

Houstonia Magazine

Environmental Justice

Apr 17, 2025

In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ Black communities get all of the pollution, few of the jobs

Grist

Climate

Apr 11, 2025

‘People would die’: As summer approaches, Trump is jeopardizing funding for AC

Grist

Legal & Legislation

Apr 9, 2025

Lawsuit alleging environmental racism in Louisiana parish allowed to proceed, federal court says

Associated Press

Climate

Apr 9, 2025

Trump administration fires staff for flagship U.S. climate assessment

Science

Environmental Justice

Apr 9, 2025

Trump axed a rule designed to spare taxpayers the burden of future flooding

Grist

Civil Rights & Human Rights

Apr 6, 2025

Civil rights-era government agency in Justice Department to be purged

CBS News

Energy

Apr 5, 2025

The USDA is unfreezing clean energy money

Grist

Civil Rights & Human Rights

Apr 4, 2025

Honoring Dr. King’s Legacy in a Time of Continued Resistance

NewsOne

Civil Rights & Human Rights

Apr 3, 2025

A new federal disaster resilience policy is overlooking many Black and Latino or Hispanic communities

Brookings

Climate Change

Apr 2, 2025

How the Trump administration is targeting green transportation in blue states

Grist

director's picks

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In Flooded Texas, Questions About FEMA’s Role and Fate

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Exxon’s appeal over $14.25 million penalty for Baytown air pollution

The Supreme Court just ended its term & Here are the decisions that will affect climate policy

This year’s UN climate talks are already behind - 5 months before COP30 kicks off in Brazil

Texas A&M researchers found climate change increased wholesale electricity costs in Texas by 20%

How Heat Waves Can Worsen Air Quality

Judge rules EPA termination of environmental justice grants was unlawful

Health officials sound alarm as 'deadliest animal on the planet' spreads across southern US

The Supreme Court’s Green Double Standard

Three takeaways from the Supreme Court's big NEPA ruling

Clean Energy Project Cancellations Top $14 Billion So Far in 2025

Minority Homeowners Face Disproportionate Climate Risks That Could Exacerbate Inequality

Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Environmental Grant Funding

Oil companies want protection as Texas considers allowing treated fracking water released into rivers

Africa Establishes a Space Agency to Close Its Climate Data Gap

FEMA ‘not ready’ for hurricane season; Houstonians aren’t prepared either

Houston is the fastest-sinking city in the U.S.

Houston’s trash problem is only getting worse. What will it take to get it under control?

EPA Funding Cuts Target Disadvantaged Communities, Analysis Shows

A Houston Couple’s Decades-Long Fight Against Environmental Racism

In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ Black communities get all of the pollution, few of the jobs

‘People would die’: As summer approaches, Trump is jeopardizing funding for AC

Lawsuit alleging environmental racism in Louisiana parish allowed to proceed, federal court says

Trump administration fires staff for flagship U.S. climate assessment

Trump axed a rule designed to spare taxpayers the burden of future flooding

Civil rights-era government agency in Justice Department to be purged

The USDA is unfreezing clean energy money

Honoring Dr. King’s Legacy in a Time of Continued Resistance

A new federal disaster resilience policy is overlooking many Black and Latino or Hispanic communities

How the Trump administration is targeting green transportation in blue states

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Categories

In Flooded Texas, Questions About FEMA’s Role and Fate

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Exxon’s appeal over $14.25 million penalty for Baytown air pollution

The Supreme Court just ended its term & Here are the decisions that will affect climate policy

This year’s UN climate talks are already behind - 5 months before COP30 kicks off in Brazil

Texas A&M researchers found climate change increased wholesale electricity costs in Texas by 20%

How Heat Waves Can Worsen Air Quality

Judge rules EPA termination of environmental justice grants was unlawful

Health officials sound alarm as 'deadliest animal on the planet' spreads across southern US

The Supreme Court’s Green Double Standard

Three takeaways from the Supreme Court's big NEPA ruling

Clean Energy Project Cancellations Top $14 Billion So Far in 2025

Minority Homeowners Face Disproportionate Climate Risks That Could Exacerbate Inequality

Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Environmental Grant Funding

Oil companies want protection as Texas considers allowing treated fracking water released into rivers

Africa Establishes a Space Agency to Close Its Climate Data Gap

FEMA ‘not ready’ for hurricane season; Houstonians aren’t prepared either

Houston is the fastest-sinking city in the U.S.

Houston’s trash problem is only getting worse. What will it take to get it under control?

EPA Funding Cuts Target Disadvantaged Communities, Analysis Shows

A Houston Couple’s Decades-Long Fight Against Environmental Racism

In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ Black communities get all of the pollution, few of the jobs

‘People would die’: As summer approaches, Trump is jeopardizing funding for AC

Lawsuit alleging environmental racism in Louisiana parish allowed to proceed, federal court says

Trump administration fires staff for flagship U.S. climate assessment

Trump axed a rule designed to spare taxpayers the burden of future flooding

Civil rights-era government agency in Justice Department to be purged

The USDA is unfreezing clean energy money

Honoring Dr. King’s Legacy in a Time of Continued Resistance

A new federal disaster resilience policy is overlooking many Black and Latino or Hispanic communities

How the Trump administration is targeting green transportation in blue states

our location

quick links

press info

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