People and planet Environmental justice Topics View all Climate and energy People and planet Business and innovation Subcategories View all Clean air Food safety Fisheries and oceans Forests Clean water Chemicals and health Environmental justice Deep dive April 22, 2024 Plastic-burning plant pulls out of Pennsylvania community A chemical company has dropped its plans to burn plastic waste in a small Pennsylvania town, but the industry is still pushing this risky... Climate change April 18, 2024 When gas is your neighbor The number of liquid natural gas export terminals along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas is growing. President Biden has issued a... Analysis February 2, 2024 Toxic chemical under fresh scrutiny a year after East Palestine train crash One year after the catastrophic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the EPA is considering phasing out vinyl chloride, a toxic... Climate change January 19, 2024 America’s climate crisis and housing crisis are converging to hurt the most... The most marginalized are bearing the brunt of climate change-fueled extreme weather. A new index shows where help is needed most. Deep dive December 8, 2023 Removing lead from gasoline and paint were major health victories — now we... Getting lead out of gasoline was a major public health victory. Yet half of American children under 6 tested between 2018 and 2020 still... Explainer November 30, 2023 COP28: It’s far from perfect. But it’s the best we’ve got As COP28 gets underway in Dubai, amid some controversy, we take a step back and find that even an imperfect global climate conference is... People November 28, 2022 Too many blackouts: How underserved communities are making utilities listen Low income communities and communities of color often experience more power outages and service disruptions that whiter, more affluent... Quick read July 1, 2022 What would save thousands of lives and fight injustice? In a new report released by Environmental Defense Fund, scientists found that fine particle pollution, primarily generated by burning fossil... Deep dive May 27, 2022 500 trucks pass through one Newark intersection in an hour. Kids are paying... Truck pollution causes asthma in young children. Community groups like South Ward Environmental Action in Newark, New Jersey, are fighting... 1 2 3 4 The only climate stories you need, straight to your inbox
