Previous Environmental Justice News 2025
Drax Pellet Mill Wins Appeal to Raise Pollution Limits in Small Mississippi Town 10-18-25
Farmworkers Face Harsh Conditions. Now They’re Eyeing a Pay Cut. 09-17-25
Hard-line immigration policy, climate change, and labor shortages are colliding to create a real problem for U.S. farms. Read more
Workers Are Facing Dangerous Heat — Even Inside Fast-food Restaurants 08-29-25
Rising temperatures and chronically broken cooling systems are turning the lunch rush into a deadly risk for some workers. Read more
Chicago Has the Most Lead Pipes in the Nation. We Mapped Them All. 08-28-25
Here’s what the data reveals about who’s most at risk. Read more
Black Women Fight for Life in Houston’s Most Toxic — and Gentrifying — Neighborhood 07-22-25
In Settegast, where the average person dies before retirement age, Black women battle environmental racism and a record increase in cost of living.
Black Alabamians Sue State Department of Transportation Over Repeated Flooding 07-08-25
Residents in the Shiloh Community have fought for years to remedy excessive stormwater runoff caused by an elevated highway. Now they’re suing.
Salmon, Tribal Sovereignty, and Energy Collide as US Abandons Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement 06-30-25
The move threatens treaty rights and salmon recovery as energy demands from AI and crypto surge. Read more
New Dashboard Reveals Deeper Heat and Pollution Burdens in Latino Neighborhoods Across California 06-26-25
Latino-majority communities in Los Angeles and across California face significantly higher exposure to extreme heat and air pollution than white-majority neighborhoods, according to a new data dashboard from the University of California, Los Angeles. Read more
The Transfer of a Sacred Site to a Copper Mine is Delayed Once Again 06-06-25
A federal judge in Phoenix provides a reprieve for Oak Flat. Read more
How the Trump Administration is Putting Hundreds of Sacred Sites at Risk 05-29-25
Indigenous nations are facing impossible deadlines and vanishing budgets amid sweeping federal rollbacks. Read more
The US Government Stole the Black Hills. Now It’s Clear-cutting Them. 05-21-25
The Trump administration wants to fast-track logging in the Black Hills. What could go wrong? A lot, say tribes, scientists, and conservationists. Read more
Wood Pellet Maker Drax Denied Pollution Permit After Small Town Mississippi Outcry 05-01-25
“It’s terrible,” Brown told Mongabay.
EPA Funding Cuts Target Disadvantaged Communities, Analysis Shows 05-01-25
In its bid to resist a court order to unfreeze grants, the Trump administration reveals a laser focus on eliminating environmental justice aid.
In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ Black Communities Get All of the Pollution, Few of the Jobs 04-17-25
A new study confirms what many have long suspected. Read more
‘People would die’: As Summer Approaches, Trump is Jeopardizing Funding For AC 04-11-25
Some $380 million is now in limbo after Trump laid off staff that run a program helping low-income people pay their energy bills. Read more
Why Indigenous Nations Are Walking Away From Pipeline Talks in Michigan 03-31-25
Experts say tribes are protesting federal agencies as Trump fast tracks oil and gas projects. Read more
The End of the EPA’s Fight to Protect Overpolluted Communities 03-17-25
Two former EPA staffers on what the closure of the agency’s environmental justice offices means for the country and the ‘irony’ of Trump’s agenda. Read more
How Citibank Got Caught in a $20 Billion Climate Fight 03-12-25
Trump pushed the bank to freeze a green investment program. Nonprofits are suing to save it. Read more
Opinion: We Should Empower Youth to Fight For Environmental Justice in Their Own Neighborhoods 03-05-25
Young people like me need opportunities to learn how to advocate for our communities.
Opinion: America, This is What Environmental Justice is — and What We All Stand to Lose 02-21-25
I ran the US Environmental Protection Agency’s environmental justice program for almost 11 years. It’s not what this presidential administration says it is.
Climate and Environmental Justice Programs Stalled by Trump Freeze, Despite Court Orders 02-16-25
President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal funding shows little sign of thawing for climate, energy and environmental justice programs.
Science Is Revealing the Social Disparities at the Root of Urban Ecosystems 01-20-25
When it comes to biodiversity, research shows not all neighborhoods are created equal. They’re defined by injustices past and present. Read more
Closing Coal Plants in Environmental Justice Communities First Would Save More Lives: Study 01-17-25
“This study offers a model for balancing environmental, economic and social goals.”
