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District Council 33 Workers Struck by Vehicle While Sitting Outside Philly Sanitation Yard: Police

Environmental Justice · Philadelphia

District Council 33 Workers Struck by Vehicle While Sitting Outside Philly Sanitation Yard: Police

Coverage: 14 sources

Two sanitation workers who were on strike outside a Philadelphia trash site Thursday night were struck by a suspected drunk driver.See the Story

How Extreme Heat Disproportionately Affects Latino Neighborhoods

Environmental Justice · Los Angeles

How Extreme Heat Disproportionately Affects Latino Neighborhoods

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Scorching hot days tend to hit certain neighborhoods harder than others, a problem that becomes more dangerous during record-breaking heat like swathes of the US experienced over the past week. A new online dashboard shows how Latino neighborhoods are disproportionately affected in California. Developed by University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), the tool helps fill in gaps as the Trump administration takes a sledgehammer to federal climate,…See the Story

HEADLINE: Outrage as 13 Ebonyi Indigenes Killed in Anambra – FENRAD Demands Justice, Compensation, and National Response - QUALITATIVE MAGAZINE

Human Rights · Anambra

HEADLINE: Outrage as 13 Ebonyi Indigenes Killed in Anambra – FENRAD Demands Justice, Compensation, and National Response - QUALITATIVE MAGAZINE

By Agbo Christian Obiora | Umuahia, Abia State | July 5, 2025 The Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development (FENRAD), a prominent environmental justice and human rights group, has issued a strongly worded condemnation following the brutal killing of 13 Ebonyi State indigenes in Ogboji community, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Describing the massacre as “gruesome, senseless, and deeply troubling,” FENRAD …Read Article

Empowering Tomorrow: Youth Leading the Climate Justice Movement – Sustainable Action Now (SAN)

As our nation approaches the 249th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we find ourselves at a profound historical crossroads. Nearly two and a half centuries ago, a generation of young people, driven by an unyielding desire for freedom, risked everything to secure not only their own lives and liberty but also a brighter future for generations yet unborn. Today, a new generation, imbued with that same revolutionary spirit, is rising w…Climate Justice · United States Read Article

Interview with Artist and Best-Selling Author Eddie Ahn

Last month, author Eddie Ahn appeared before a standing-room-only audience at the Richmond Branch of the San Francisco Public Library to discuss his new book, “Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice.”Environmental Justice · San Francisco Read Article

Behind the scenes: Communities around ‘last-mile warehouses’ struggle with online shopping boom’s pollution

Read the full story at Inside Climate News. A number of facilities have popped up around NYC to help accommodate the online shopping surge. Many environmental justice communities pay the toll of their pollution.Environmental Justice · New York Read Article

California residents fight against policies that incentivize pollution

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

When Cathy Moreno first moved to Planada, California, with her parents in 1988, she thought to herself, where on Earth am I? The town of 3,000 just ten miles east of her hometown of Merced felt like a world away. Moreno’s mom told her to take a walk around the neighborhood to clear her head and get acquainted with her new surroundings. Moreno went for a jog. “All of a sudden I smell homemade tortillas cooking on someone’s stove,” she said. The u…Air Quality · Merced Read Article

Inclusive City Policy Challenges in Three European Ports

As urban centers around the world grapple with rapid population growth and increasing social diversity, the concept of inclusivity has emerged as a cornerstone of sustainable urban development. A recent study published in npj Urban Sustainability by Zhao, Edelenbos, de Jong, and colleagues explores the multifaceted challenges of implementing inclusive city policies in three emblematic European port cities. This research sheds light on the intric…Environmental Justice Read Article

104 companies linked to 20% of global environmental conflicts, study finds

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

A recent study has found that just 104 companies, mostly multinational corporations from high-income countries, are involved in a fifth of the more than 3,000 environmental conflicts it analyzed. The study examined 3,388 conflicts, involving 5,589 companies, recorded in the Global Atlas of Environmental Justice (EJAtlas) as of October 2024. The atlas is the world’s […]Environmental Justice See the Story

CT budget bill blocked deal that provided $3.25M to MIRA cleanup

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

In one of their final acts of this year’s legislative session, Connecticut lawmakers voted to move forward with a long-awaited plan to breathe new life into an abandoned, rusting, trash-burning power plant that has loomed over Hartford’s South Meadows for more than a century. In the process, however, they also waded into a latent dispute between local leaders in the capital city and the state’s rural northwestern hills, as well as two rival comp…Environmental Justice · Hartford Read Article

The Fight for Climate Justice at the World Court

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Vanuatu, a South Pacific island nation on the frontlines of the climate crisis, is fighting for climate justice at the world’s highest court.Environmental Justice · The Hague See the Story

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