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“Shortly after being elected president, Joe Biden made a sweeping promise on environmental justice: With a 2021 executive order, he vowed that a full 40 percent of the benefits of certain federal government climate and environmental investments would reach historically disadvantaged communities. This initiative, known as Justice40, was the centerpiece of the administration’s environmental justice…

“The Latest A new report from the Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice digs deep into the social inequities that contribute to environmental problems in New York City neighborhoods. The Background: A project years in the making. In 2017, a new law required the city to publish a data-driven study and mapping tool that…

“More than 200 chemical plants across the country will be required to curb the toxic pollutants they release into the air under a regulation announced by the Biden administration on Tuesday. The regulation is aimed at reducing the risk of cancer for people living near industrial sites. This is the first time in nearly two…

“As a resident of Chester, PA, a city between Philadelphia and Delaware which is 72% Black, Mayfield has witnessed her vibrant community face the brunt of environmental injustices resulting from polluting facilities for decades. Now, Chester faces the threat of a toxic LNG export terminal. Chester, the only city in the county and the oldest…

“After soil dredged from the Housatonic River and its banks is gathered and stored in a nearby landfill, what will happen to water that comes in contact with that PCB-contaminated material? That water from river sediments and storms, known as leachate, will be collected and trucked to General Electric’s treatment plant in Pittsfield, according to the company’s final…

” Today, statewide leaders in environmental justice gathered to demand the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) take action to address “forever chemical” polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination that continues to plague the Hudson River and severely impact disadvantaged communities along its shores. In April, the EPA is set to release its latest five-year review (FYR) to determine…

” The current process for siting power infrastructure places undue burdens on environmental justice communities across Massachusetts and proposed infrastructure could exacerbate those burdens, a new analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE), the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), and GreenRoots revealed. According to the report, more than 80%…

“I am a proud boomer and Vietnam-era Marine Corps veteran. I am also an environmental-justice fighter. When I began this work in 1979, environmental justice was a footnote. Through our efforts, it is now a headline. But these days, millennials, Generation X, Generation Y, and Generation Z combined far outnumber my generation. So we must…

The climate crisis is becoming a financial crisis. This month, the largest homeowner insurance company in California, State Farm, announced that it would stop selling coverage to homeowners. That’s not just in wildfire zones, but everywhere in the state. Insurance companies, tired of losing money, are raising rates, restricting coverage or pulling out of some…

More than 130 members of Congress and the European Parliament on Tuesday called for the ouster of the oil executive leading the next U.N. Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates this fall. Tuesday’s letter represents a remarkable rebuke of the decision to name Sultan Al Jaber, who runs the state-owned Abu Dhabi National…