#environmental-racism tag

The Climate Crisis

Climate crisis represents systemic injustice rooted in racism, capitalism, and exploitation, requiring liberation-focused action beyond environmental solutions.

#environmental-justice

fromNature

3 weeks ago

Environment

I will continue the fight for environmental justice in Black communities

fromA Philosopher's Blog

6 months ago

Philosophy

Pollution: The Ethics of NIMBY

fromNature

3 weeks ago

Environment

I will continue the fight for environmental justice in Black communities

fromA Philosopher's Blog

6 months ago

Philosophy

Pollution: The Ethics of NIMBY

more#environmental-justice

Public health

fromTruthout

1 month ago

Black "Cancer Alley" Residents Win Key Ruling in Environmental Racism Case

A federal judge allowed Cancer Alley residents to sue, alleging decades of land‑use placed toxic plants in majority‑Black areas violating the 13th and 14th Amendments.

Environment

fromTruthout

2 months ago

After a Billion-Dollar Oil Disaster, a Louisiana Community Fights for Relief

An oil facility explosion released toxic black sludge across Roseland, Louisiana, leaving residents exposed, cleanup incomplete, and legal action uncertain to provide relief.

Environment

fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

3 months ago

The People Say No: MediaJustice's Advocacy Against AI Data Center Expansion | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

AI data center expansion creates environmental injustice and sacrifice zones, disproportionately harming rural Southern, low-income, and communities of color while benefiting Big Tech.

Social justice

fromTruthout

8 months ago

New Report Documents Racist Rot at the Core of the Petrochemical Industry

The petrochemical industry perpetuates environmental racism and stark racial disparities within its workforce.

Public health

fromFuturism

8 months ago

Elon Musk Obtains Permit to Spew Pollution

Elon Musk's xAI data center in Memphis continues to pollute with methane gas, now authorized by a local permit despite previously operating without permission.

fromTruthout

9 months ago

Gulf Coast Communities Take on Insurers Backing Trump-Approved Fossil Fuel Facilities

Local organizers and climate groups have been fighting the expansion of 'methane export facilities' which they say will intensify climate chaos and environmental racism.

Non-profit organizations

Artificial intelligence

fromArs Technica

10 months ago