Jackson is often referred to as the “Blackest city in America,” because African Americans comprise more than 80% of its population. Overall, however, its population has been declining. By 2023 there ...

The two spans of the Gold Star Bridge over the Thames River, looking toward New London from Groton. Credit: Victor-ny / Creative Commons As a Connecticut College student, the last two-and-a-half years ...

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 ...

In November 2021, Michael Regan, the newly-appointed administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, embarked on a “Journey to Justice” throughout the South, visiting communities that have been ...

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with the Rev. Ben Chavis, an environmental justice pioneer. In 1981, ...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — East St. Louis streets got a little cleaner this weekend thanks to the efforts of college students from SIUE, alongside Empire 13, the Clean City Coalition, and City of Joy ...

City Council filed the final report of the city’s Evanston Environmental Equity Investigation at its first meeting of the year. The EEI is a 137-page document outlining the history of environmental ...

Environmental justice is an evergreen concept that focuses on the right of all people to be protected from air and water pollution, pesticides, abandoned waste sites and similar hazards, regardless of ...

Brazil is a beast soaked in the sins of environmental destruction and human rights violations. This reality is captured perfectly in the late award-winning Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado's ...

Although Las Vegas is a city known for its bright lights and bold personality, many areas lack an essential component: open spaces. More natural areas are being lost as the area grows with new ...

Senator Cory Booker said you can’t address climate justice without considering race and that environmental injustice is yet another form of “assault on Black bodies” in addition to the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Michigan students attend DEI x Sustainability Summit workshop at the Union Wednesday morning. Cole ...