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This year set a record for $1 billion-plus natural disasters. Aid doesnt always get to those who need it most, making equity a rising priority for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

“It’s been a summer of scorching heat waves that have shattered records, relentless wildfires that have led to mass casualties, and raised sea levels that

Organizers of the March to End Fossil Fuels today announced that 500 organizations have endorsed the upcoming mobilization on September 17 in New York City. 

Consumer Reports coordinated with Mississippi Spotlight on a joint investigation of the state’s drinking water, finding widespread contamination, with Hancock and Harrison counties’ water samples included in the top ten

Center for Biological Diversity: WASHINGTON— More than 170 social justice, environmental, faith, health and labor groups urged key policymakers today to implement lifesaving bans on utility disconnections, ramp up renewable energy and resilient water systems, and phase out fossil fuels — the root cause of this summer’s extreme heat. The groups say President Biden’s Thursday announcement of limited measures to help communities survive deadly, record-shattering heat ignores the urgent shor...

Racial disparities are working against disaster recovery for people of color. Climate change could make it worse

On this workplace safety podcast, attorneys talk to guest Abre’ Conner, Director of the Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at the NAACP about the impact of climate justice and dismantling environmental racism.

By Hazel | Trice Edney News Wire - A couple of mornings of national news focus on the tornado that killed at least 26 people in 80 percent Black Rolling Fork, Mississippi and many news agencies have now  turned to another mass shooting in Nashville.

A couple of mornings of national news focus on the tornado that killed at least 26 people in 80 percent Black Rolling Fork, Mississippi and many news agencies have now

As deadly flooding devastates more communities, often the poorest and most disinvested, residents are banding together to research the problems and press for solutions.