environment
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Mississippi River Drought Threatens New Orleans Drinking Water
New Orleans is potentially on the brink a major drinking water crisis, highlighting the escalating environmental disasters in Black communities.
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Small Town Horror Story: The Mississippi Burning of Three Anti-Segregationists By The KKK
During the 1964 Freedom Summer, three young men were arrested for speeding after visiting a burned Black church. When released, they were never seen again.
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Sorry, Ramaswamy. The EPA Administrator Just Shut Down Your Whole Climate Change is a Hoax Thing
The Root met with EPA Administrator Michael Regan to discuss environmental justice, the Black Economic forum, and climate change (which is real btw).
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Georgia’s ‘Cursed’ Lake Lanier Claims Three Lives in One Week
Could the lakes' dark history have anything to do with the continuous tragedies?
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There Aren’t Enough Black Firefighters. HBCUs Want to Help
HBCUs and the U.S Forest Services are teaming-up to train the next generation of Black firefighters.