Read the full story from WBEZ. Virginia Tech researchers are sounding new alarms about lead in Chicago’s water. Tests they performed this summer on the
Category: Environmental justice
Low-income, black neighborhoods still hit hard by air pollution
Read the full story from Ohio State University. Disease-causing air pollution remains high in pockets of America — particularly those where many low-income and African-American
A Climate-resilient Los Angeles Must First Address Its Polluted Past
Read the full story in The Revelator. To meet ambitious climate goals, L.A. needs more local water. A critical step is battling the ghosts of
How citizen sleuths cracked the Wolverine tannery pollution case
Read the full story at MLive. For nearly a decade, a tenacious a group of concerned citizens led by [Lynn] McIntosh bucked the local current
Chemical companies at centre of Guardian’s Cancer Town series face state legal action
Read the full story in The Guardian. Louisiana’s environment agency has moved to sue the two chemical companies associated with America’s only neoprene plant in
In Detroit, a legacy of inequality creates obstacles to clean energy
Read the full story from Midwest Energy News. A city program is helping low-income households access opportunities that might otherwise be out of reach.
