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HHS's failure to address health harms of climate crisis is environmental racism
The 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination against recipients of federal funding, including those covered by Medicaid and Medicare, along w...
Curbing Climate Change Should Include Electric School Buses
School buses driving on their routes achieve about six miles per gallon, making them among the least efficient vehicles on the road. This inefficie...
Heat wave a glimpse of climate change's impact in N. America
A deadly heat wave in the Pacific Northwest last summer offers a glimpse of the types of extreme weather that a United Nations report says will bec...
Racism, Police Violence, and the Climate Are Not Separate Issues | Police Brutality
How people of color tend to be disproportionately exposed to the effects of global warming.
People of color tend to be disproportionately exposed t...
Building Safety, Climate Change, and Equity
Sarah Sax reports in High Country News on the equity issues inherent in building safety, focusing on the city of Portland. “On average, Black...
Senate Republicans Urge Governors to Ignore Climate Change Guidance for Infrastructure
Some leading Republicans in the U.S. Senate are asking state governors to ignore the Biden administration’s guidance to use infrastructure funding ...
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