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May 23, 2025
Climate
Climate
Minority Homeowners Face Disproportionate Climate Risks That Could Exacerbate Inequality

Zillow's analysis reveals minority homeowners, especially Black and Hispanic, face significantly higher climate risks—such as extreme heat...

Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Environmental Grant Funding

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore $176 million in environmental grants cut from nonprofits and municipalities, ruling the executive branch...

Oil companies want protection as Texas considers allowing treated fracking water released into rivers

Texas lawmakers are advancing a bill to shield oil companies from liability when treated fracking water is reused, aiming to boost water supplies amid drought

May 19, 2025
Climate
Climate
Africa Establishes a Space Agency to Close Its Climate Data Gap

Africa has launched a continent-wide space agency to coordinate national efforts, improve climate data collection, and enhance resilience to extreme weather...

FEMA ‘not ready’ for hurricane season; Houstonians aren’t prepared either

An internal FEMA review reveals critical readiness gaps just weeks before hurricane season, while a Rice University study shows only 8% of Houstonians feel prepared...

May 8, 2025
Climate
Climate
Houston is the fastest-sinking city in the U.S.

A Nature Cities study found Houston is the fastest-sinking U.S. city, with 42% of its land subsiding over 5mm annually due to groundwater and oil extraction, increasing flood risk

Houston’s trash problem is only getting worse. What will it take to get it under control?

Residents of East Houston, like Angela Jackson, are fed up with the overwhelming stench and illegal dumping near the McCarty Road Landfill...

EPA Funding Cuts Target Disadvantaged Communities, Analysis Shows

The Trump administration’s EPA is terminating over $2.4 billion in environmental justice grants, mostly aiding poor and minority communities...

A Houston Couple’s Decades-Long Fight Against Environmental Racism

Juan and Ana Parras founded T.E.J.A.S. to combat environmental racism in Houston’s industrial corridors, leveraging decades of grassroots organizing to empower...

In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ Black communities get all of the pollution, few of the jobs

A Tulane study confirms long-standing claims that Black communities in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley" suffer disproportionate pollution while being excluded from both high...

April 11, 2025
Climate
Climate
‘People would die’: As summer approaches, Trump is jeopardizing funding for AC

A $378 million funding delay to LIHEAP after mass HHS layoffs threatens vital cooling aid for low-income Americans amid intensifying heat waves.

Lawsuit alleging environmental racism in Louisiana parish allowed to proceed, federal court says

A federal appeals court ruled a lawsuit can proceed against St. James Parish, Louisiana, for alleged racist land-use policies...

April 9, 2025
Climate
Climate
Trump administration fires staff for flagship U.S. climate assessment

Trump administration terminated NASA's contract supporting staff for the U.S. National Climate Assessment, potentially crippling its development...

April 9, 2025
Trump axed a rule designed to spare taxpayers the burden of future flooding

President Trump rescinded federal flood standards requiring climate-resilient rebuilding, raising concerns that taxpayer-funded infrastructure...

April 6, 2025
Civil rights-era government agency in Justice Department to be purged

The Trump administration plans to close the Community Relations Service, a Justice Department office created in 1964 to mediate racial tensions, sparking concerns...

April 5, 2025
The USDA is unfreezing clean energy money

The USDA resumed clean energy grants but encouraged recipients to strip diversity and climate goals, raising concerns about political interference and uncertainty over funding...

Honoring Dr. King’s Legacy in a Time of Continued Resistance

The article reflects on Dr. King’s enduring legacy, urging continued resistance against systemic oppression through community building, political courage, and cultural...

April 3, 2025
A new federal disaster resilience policy is overlooking many Black and Latino or Hispanic communities

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designated 483 census tracts as Community Disaster Resilience Zones (CDRZs).

How the Trump administration is targeting green transportation in blue states

The Trump administration is halting federal support for climate-friendly transit projects in Democratic-led states, threatening funding...

Water Is the New Oil’ as Texas Cities Square Off Over Aquifers

A $1 billion groundwater pipeline project to supply booming Central Texas cities has ignited a legal battle over aquifer rights, exposing the limits...

The $20B question hanging over America’s struggling farmers

Climate disasters cost U.S. farmers over $20 billion in 2024, yet most federal aid favors large commodity producers...

Low carbon farming 'essential' for climate goals

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) stresses that low-carbon farming is essential for Northern Ireland’s climate goals.

March 19, 2025
Last decade was Earth's hottest ever as CO2 levels reach an 800,000-year high, says UN report

The UN's World Meteorological Organization reports that the past decade was the hottest on record, with 2024 surpassing the 1.5°C warming limit.

The Republicans Pushing Trump to Save Biden’s Clean Energy Tax Credits

Trump’s vow to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act, some Republicans and business leaders back its clean energy tax credits...

The end of the EPA’s fight to protect over polluted communities

The Trump administration shut down EPA environmental justice offices, laying off hundreds amid broader attacks on DEI efforts.

March 18, 2025
Judge bars Trump’s EPA from taking back $20B in climate grants

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to recoup $20 billion in Biden-era climate...

March 18, 2025
Countries must bolster climate efforts or risk war, Cop30 chief executive warns

Ana Toni, Brazil's chief executive of the upcoming Cop30 summit, emphasizes that nations must integrate climate action...

 Grants to clean up drinking water in red states could get axed under Trump

The Trump administration is reviewing and canceling environmental justice grants, putting projects aimed at clean water, disaster shelters, and renewable energy at risk.

March 14, 2025
Public housing agency to install microgrids in 336 communities

The Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (AVP) has launched a $142.5 million initiative to improve energy efficiency and resilience in 336 public housing communities.

March 14, 2025
Energy
Energy
The future of Gaza’s recovery may rely on solar power

With Gaza’s power infrastructure largely destroyed, solar energy has become a critical lifeline for residents.

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