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The EPA just ordered this Illinois city to fix its sewage problem — again
Cahokia Heights has been ordered to control its sewage overflows, but finding the money to do so will be a challenge.
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Climate migrants are ‘invisible’ to many South American countries
It won’t stay that way for long.
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Hot days mean worse air. So why are climate and smog seen as separate?
UN report confirms that local agencies need to add heat into air pollution equation
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Here’s how the census results will guide Biden’s environmental justice plans
What does census data mean for access to clean air and water? Everything.
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![Illustration: A cracked Venetian mask with the Chamber of Commerce design on it]()
![Illustration: A cracked Venetian mask with the Chamber of Commerce design on it]()
The Chamber of Commerce says it cares about people of color. The receipts say otherwise.
While protecting its donors from climate risk disclosures, the business lobby continues to imperil Black and brown communities it claims to care about.
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![Collage: New York state split into sections, an asthma inhaler, smokestacks, money, and a sewage pipe]()
![Collage: New York state split into sections, an asthma inhaler, smokestacks, money, and a sewage pipe]()
The next test for environmental justice policy? Defining ‘disadvantaged communities.’
New York’s sweeping climate law will prioritize environmental justice communities — once it decides who they are.
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Bay Area regulators just delivered on a promise to help frontline communities breathe easier
The new rules “will save lives,” one doctor said. “It will make my patients immediately healthier.”
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Detroit’s prison population will soon be stuck living next to a toxic site
“Living in Detroit has given me a deep understanding that fights against the prison system and police are also fights against poverty and pollution.”
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![a bearded man in a yellow tent with blue tarp looks out of the flap. Outside of the tent is an American flag. The tent is on a beach with houses in the background and boats in the water.]()
![a bearded man in a yellow tent with blue tarp looks out of the flap. Outside of the tent is an American flag. The tent is on a beach with houses in the background and boats in the water.]()
COVID left Portland’s homeless population in crisis mode. Then the heat wave hit
Advocates say cities need to dedicate more resources during extreme weather events to help those without stable housing.
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Car culture disproportionately kills Black Americans. The pandemic made things worse.
The number of Black people who died in traffic collisions rose by nearly a quarter last year.
