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Climate Change and Air Pollution Linked to Pregnancy Risks—With Black Mothers and Their Infants Suffering the Most

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They Need Us: MSNBC’s Trymaine Lee on Black Journalists and Holding America to Its Ideals

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Surgeon General Jerome Adams Tells Black People to Lay Off Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs to Prevent COVID-19 Deaths: 'Do It for Your Big Mama'

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Air Pollution Disproportionately Affects Black Folks. A New Study Finds It Also Makes Coronavirus Much More Deadly

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Black Communities Are on the 'Frontline' of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Here's Why

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Flint Asks for Extension to Test Vulnerable Homes for Lead in Water

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Environmental Justice12/18/19

Meet the Black Woman Who Is the Brains Behind the Green New Deal

Terrell Jermaine Starr

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A Word10/2/19

Extreme Heat, Flooding and Public Health Issues: How Climate Change Is an Existential Threat to Black People

Jessica Moulite

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Sep 20

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Environmental Justice9/20/19

Harriet A. Washington's <i>A Terrible Thing to Waste </i>Injects a Dose of Hard Truth Into the Conversation About Black Lives

Environmental Justice9/20/19

Harriet A. Washington's A Terrible Thing to Waste Injects a Dose of Hard Truth Into the Conversation About Black Lives

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Environmental Justice9/20/19

How Ilhan Omar's Daughter Isra Hirsi Is Connecting the Fight Against Climate Change to Black Lives

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Entertainment9/13/19

Rihanna Says You’d Be a Fool to Ignore Climate Change

Corey Townsend

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Jun 21 2019

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Environmental Justice6/21/19

The Children of Philadelphia Have Been Attending Toxic Schools for Years. This Is a National Crisis

Sen. Vincent J. Hughes

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May 3 2019

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Environmental Justice5/3/19

Oglala Sioux Tribe Tells South Dakota Governor ‘You Are Not Welcome’ in Dispute Over Right to Protest Keystone Pipeline

Dara Sharif

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Apr 24 2019

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Environmental Justice4/24/19

'A Gumbo of Unhealthiness': A New Report Reveals How Air Pollution Disproportionately Affects Black Americans

Anne Branigin

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Apr 22 2019

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Environmental Justice4/22/19

On Earth Day, Our Fight for Environmental Justice and Against the Trump EPA’s Toxic Agenda Continues

Rev. Ambrose Carroll

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Mar 12 2019

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Race Matters3/12/19

Study Finds White Americans Primarily Cause Air Pollution, But Black People and Latinx Are the Ones Who Breathe It

Anne Branigin

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Sep 6 2018

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News9/6/18

For Decades, a Predominantly Black and Latinx Indiana Town Suffered from Toxic Contamination. Mike Pence Looked the Other Way

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Apr 27 2018

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4/27/18

Lowndes County, Ala.: The Place God Forgot

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4/11/18

Eau de Bull, Again: Good Ole Boys Have ‘No Concerns About Anything Inappropriate’ in Environmental-Racism Case

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10/26/17

Chicago Tribune Report Finds Black and Low-Income Residents Pay the Most for Water

Anne Branigin

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Lawyer for Michigan Couple Who Pulled Gun on Black Family Says They Were Victims of 'Ethnic Intimidation'

150 Minneapolis Cops File Disability Claims for PTSD, Which They Attribute to George Floyd Protests

'We Were Over': Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith Discuss Previous Separation and Jada's Relationship with August Alsina

Climate Change and Air Pollution Linked to Pregnancy Risks—With Black Mothers and Their Infants Suffering the Most

They Need Us: MSNBC’s Trymaine Lee on Black Journalists and Holding America to Its Ideals

Surgeon General Jerome Adams Tells Black People to Lay Off Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs to Prevent COVID-19 Deaths: 'Do It for Your Big Mama'

Air Pollution Disproportionately Affects Black Folks. A New Study Finds It Also Makes Coronavirus Much More Deadly

Black Communities Are on the 'Frontline' of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Here's Why

Flint Asks for Extension to Test Vulnerable Homes for Lead in Water

Meet the Black Woman Who Is the Brains Behind the Green New Deal

Extreme Heat, Flooding and Public Health Issues: How Climate Change Is an Existential Threat to Black People

Harriet A. Washington's A Terrible Thing to Waste Injects a Dose of Hard Truth Into the Conversation About Black Lives

How Ilhan Omar's Daughter Isra Hirsi Is Connecting the Fight Against Climate Change to Black Lives

Rihanna Says You’d Be a Fool to Ignore Climate Change

The Children of Philadelphia Have Been Attending Toxic Schools for Years. This Is a National Crisis

Oglala Sioux Tribe Tells South Dakota Governor ‘You Are Not Welcome’ in Dispute Over Right to Protest Keystone Pipeline

'A Gumbo of Unhealthiness': A New Report Reveals How Air Pollution Disproportionately Affects Black Americans

On Earth Day, Our Fight for Environmental Justice and Against the Trump EPA’s Toxic Agenda Continues

Study Finds White Americans Primarily Cause Air Pollution, But Black People and Latinx Are the Ones Who Breathe It

For Decades, a Predominantly Black and Latinx Indiana Town Suffered from Toxic Contamination. Mike Pence Looked the Other Way

Lowndes County, Ala.: The Place God Forgot

Eau de Bull, Again: Good Ole Boys Have ‘No Concerns About Anything Inappropriate’ in Environmental-Racism Case

Chicago Tribune Report Finds Black and Low-Income Residents Pay the Most for Water

Fortnite YouTubers Buy Mansion, Decorate It Like Sad Teenagers

This Map from Harvard Will Show You All the COVID Hotspots in the US

Jeep Grabs The Ford Bronco's Spotlight By Teasing A Wrangler Or Gladiator With A Hemi

Climate Change and Air Pollution Linked to Pregnancy Risks—With Black Mothers and Their Infants Suffering the Most

They Need Us: MSNBC’s Trymaine Lee on Black Journalists and Holding America to Its Ideals

Surgeon General Jerome Adams Tells Black People to Lay Off Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs to Prevent COVID-19 Deaths: 'Do It for Your Big Mama'

Air Pollution Disproportionately Affects Black Folks. A New Study Finds It Also Makes Coronavirus Much More Deadly

Black Communities Are on the 'Frontline' of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Here's Why

Flint Asks for Extension to Test Vulnerable Homes for Lead in Water

Meet the Black Woman Who Is the Brains Behind the Green New Deal

Extreme Heat, Flooding and Public Health Issues: How Climate Change Is an Existential Threat to Black People

Harriet A. Washington's A Terrible Thing to Waste Injects a Dose of Hard Truth Into the Conversation About Black Lives

How Ilhan Omar's Daughter Isra Hirsi Is Connecting the Fight Against Climate Change to Black Lives

Rihanna Says You’d Be a Fool to Ignore Climate Change

The Children of Philadelphia Have Been Attending Toxic Schools for Years. This Is a National Crisis

Oglala Sioux Tribe Tells South Dakota Governor ‘You Are Not Welcome’ in Dispute Over Right to Protest Keystone Pipeline

'A Gumbo of Unhealthiness': A New Report Reveals How Air Pollution Disproportionately Affects Black Americans

On Earth Day, Our Fight for Environmental Justice and Against the Trump EPA’s Toxic Agenda Continues

Study Finds White Americans Primarily Cause Air Pollution, But Black People and Latinx Are the Ones Who Breathe It

For Decades, a Predominantly Black and Latinx Indiana Town Suffered from Toxic Contamination. Mike Pence Looked the Other Way

Lowndes County, Ala.: The Place God Forgot

Eau de Bull, Again: Good Ole Boys Have ‘No Concerns About Anything Inappropriate’ in Environmental-Racism Case

Chicago Tribune Report Finds Black and Low-Income Residents Pay the Most for Water