We kick off the program with a compelling and important conversation about environmental justice and related issues with Dr. Nicky Sheats, Director of the Center for Urban Environment at Kean ...

HISTORY OF HISPANIC SETTLEMENT IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS: Editor's Note: This story is part two of a three-part series exploring environmental injustice in Wyandotte County. In part 1, we wrote about ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The goal for Aurora Pantojo Conejo, a native of Kansas City, Kansas' Quindaro neighborhood, seems pretty simple. "I want to live long and healthy," Conejo said. A study by We Are ...

Today the Tennessee Valley Authority’s two stakeholder groups will convene to discuss a critically important issue: environmental justice issues in the Tennessee Valley. This is timely considering the ...

1. Introduction : the nature of the problem -- 2. Environmental injustice research: reviewing the evidence -- 3. Environmental justice : getting on the public agenda -- 4. Modeling environmental ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist at the 2024 MI Healthy Climate Conference. | Kyle Davidson With the Michigan Department of Environment, ...

The climate crisis is an issue that impacts all communities. No matter who you are, the adverse effects of global climate change will affect your life in some form. While its impacts are felt globally ...

The Port of Baltimore is a billion-dollar economic engine for the Maryland economy. Recent investments in dredging the harbor and expanding the infrastructure around the port mean that bigger ships ...

An Indiana University researcher is studying how racism creates environmental inequities, exploring how environmental contamination can affect communities' health and safety. Ben Clark, also a public ...

Results reveal a clear association between the degree of environmental injustice in a neighborhood and the prevalence of self-reported poor or fair health. In the United States, areas with greater ...

Ravaging the earth and creating environmental injustices are not what God had in mind when he entrusted creation to humanity, Pope Leo XIV said. In fact, following Pope Francis' teachings on integral ...

President Biden recently issued a 5,400-word executive order directing all federal agencies to emphasize “environmental justice” in every decision they make. After ducking questions for weeks on what ...