climate justice

EPA Releases $550M for Environmental Justice Grants

EPA Releases $550M for Environmental Justice Grants

The EPA  will disburse $550 million meant to boost efforts to address environmental inequities, the agency announced Thursday. The funds will be distributed among 11 entities, including large non-profits, tribal nations, and universities, that will in turn serve as grantmakers.

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    ‘We’re Here To Call For Climate Justice,’ Say Glasgow Protesters

    ‘We’re Here To Call For Climate Justice,’ Say Glasgow Protesters

    Mark Hertsgaard This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND — “I’d feel ridiculous if I weren’t here,” said Tom Birch, a teacher from Edinburg, as he carried a sign reading “Soon Humanity Will Be Net-Zero.” Birch was among the many tens of […]

    Christian Leaders Call for Climate Action, Issue Unprecedented Joint Statement

    Christian Leaders Call for Climate Action, Issue Unprecedented Joint Statement

    The heads of the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion issued an unprecedented joint statement calling for action to address climate change and social inequity. “Today we are paying the price [of the climate emergency],” the statement said. “Tomorrow could be worse… Our children’s future and the future of our […]

    Amazon Threatens to Fire Employees Who Speak out on Climate Crisis

    Amazon Threatens to Fire Employees Who Speak out on Climate Crisis

    Amazon employees who speak out about the climate crisis say they have been threatened with firing. Amazon Employees for Climate Justice (AECJ) said Thursday that the company’s legal and HR teams had questioned some of their members about public statements they had made urging Amazon to take climate action. Some also received emails saying they […]

    Plastics Plant Will Bulldoze Over Black History in ‘Cancer Alley’

    Plastics Plant Will Bulldoze Over Black History in ‘Cancer Alley’

    A major plastics manufacturing complex planned for construction in a highly-polluted region of Louisiana may disrupt a historic slave burial site, The Intercept reports. Human remains and evidence of grave shafts were discovered earlier this year on land being developed by Formosa Plastics Group in St. James Parish in Louisiana. The plant could double the […]

    Climate Crisis to Uproot Millions in the Coming Decades: Nations Need to Be Ready

    Climate Crisis to Uproot Millions in the Coming Decades: Nations Need to Be Ready

    By Gulrez Shah Azhar Wildfires tearing across Southern California have forced thousands of residents to evacuate from their homes. Even more people fled ahead of the hurricanes that slammed into Texas and Florida earlier this year, jamming highways and filling hotels. A viral social media post showed a flight-radar picture of people trying to escape […]