Topic
Environment & Climate
On This Topic
-
‘You need water for everything’: Pregnant people and parents struggle to find safe water in Jackson
While water service has been returned to the Mississippi city’s general population, lead contamination is still making tap water unusable for pregnant people and young children.
-
This student was overwhelmed by ‘alarmist’ environmental education. So she designed her own college course.
Sage Lenier’s sustainability course at UC Berkeley focuses on solutions. Now she’s launching a nonprofit to equip students with the knowledge to help solve the climate crisis.
-
Long burdened by environmental racism, activists in Memphis are turning the tide
Black women, particularly mothers, are leading efforts to treat people currently harmed by toxic neighborhoods and prevent future damage.
-
Mothers of the movement: Black environmental justice activists reflect on the women who have paved the way
Described as “the backbone of the environmental justice movement,” these women pioneered the work to protect communities.
-
She grew up under water boil advisories in Jackson. Now she’s bringing environmental justice to the EPA.
In her community outreach role for the EPA, Rosemary Enobakhare is working to prioritize communities in need while “shining a light” on issues affecting them most.
-
Firefighters’ careers could be impacting their reproductive health
High temperatures, stress and the ‘forever chemicals’ firefighters are exposed to could be factors in pregnancy and fertility complications, new research shows.
-
Gas stoves are linked to childhood asthma — and advocates want them out of public housing
A new study bolsters evidence for advocates who are urging HUD to electrify cooktops in its housing, where 75 percent of households are woman-led.
-
Why it matters that the diversity report card for environmental organizations doesn’t track gender
Green 2.0 said it didn’t have enough data for a meaningful analysis on gender, making it difficult to tell if strides are being made toward diversifying the NGOs’ workforces.
-
-
Representation, protection, restitution: Women lay out key demands at COP27 climate summit
Women are disproportionately impacted by climate change, but are also left out of decision-making. This year’s UN summit attendees are working to change that.