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Environmental Justice
August 21, 2017
Suzanne Monyak
Donald Trump fails Appalachia yet again.
April 20, 2017
Emily Atkin
Earth Day Is Too White and Out of Touch With Reality
Why is the annual event so benign and toothless when the threats to the planet—particularly to its most vulnerable populations—are so severe?
March 31, 2017
Emily Atkin
Black Lives Should Matter More to the Environmental Movement
Trump's attacks on EPA regulations don't just worsen climate change—they harm vulnerable communities, too.
April 13, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
How the Democratic primary is pulling Clinton to the left on environmental justice.
February 10, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Flint Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
The Aliso Canyon gas leak shows that environmental disasters are happening across the country.
November 9, 2015
Stan Cox
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Paul Cox
A Rising Tide
Miami is sinking beneath the sea—but not without a fight.
September 30, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant
The EPA Is Finally Getting Serious About Protecting Poor Communities
September 25, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Pope Francis: Ruining the Environment Will Ruin Humanity
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