Environmental Inequalities
in Current Events
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Biden’s focus on environmental justice led to a year of progress — and burnout
The president’s top environmental justice official resigned just weeks before the White House marked the one-year anniversary of his ambitious climate agenda…
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The Most Detailed Map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution in the U.S.
It’s not a secret that industrial facilities emit hazardous air pollution. A new ProPublica analysis shows for the first time just how much toxic air pollution they emit — and how much the chemicals they unleash could be elevating cancer risk in their communities…
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A Looming Disaster: New Data Reveal Where Flood Damage Is An Existential Threat
Pastor Aaron Trigg was at home when the water arrived in Rainelle. It had been raining hard all day, filling the creeks and rivers that run through southern West Virginia. In the past, such intense downpours would last only a few hours, but this storm brought wave after wave of torrential rain…
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Flooding and Health Inequality: Kentucky Tornadoes Followed Flash Floods, Ice Storm and a Covid Spike
In a state already challenged by some of the highest poverty rates in the United States, officials cautioned that recovery would be slow…
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Outdoor recreation has historically excluded people of color. That's beginning to change
Dubbed the "adventure gap" or "nature gap," the lack of diversity in outdoor recreation has become a hot topic in the White-dominated space. (In 2019, more than 50 CEOs of outdoor retailers signed a pledge to work toward diversity and inclusion in the outdoors).…
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Many home insurance premiums are rising faster than inflation
Ken Hoagland was surprised to see his monthly mortgage payment increase recently. “I noticed that our mortgage had gone up $100 on a $1,250 mortgage,” he said. “So, I looked into it. First, I called the mortgage company and they said, ‘It’s costing a lot more to insure your house. Talk to [the insurance company].’ So then I called USAA and said, ‘What’s going on?’”…