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A protester holds a sign with the message 'Stop Edmonton incinerator'. Credit: Rachel Parsons.
uk/What the Campaign Against a North London Waste Incinerator Teaches Us About the Green Movement’s Diversity Problem
By Rachel Parsons
on
Activists opposing the rebuild of an incinerator in the London Borough of Enfield, a vote on which is due on Thursday, have been forced to confront environmentalism’s white, middle-class dominance.
Edna Ibarra
us/Texas Border Town Demands Stronger Action to Tackle Cancer-Causing Chemical Pollution
By Sharon Kelly and Julie Dermansky
on
Ten of Laredo, Texas’s schools rank in the country’s top 1 percent of schools where students’ health is most at risk from toxic air pollution, in large part due to emissions from one medical equipment sterilization plant.
Belinda Joyner, an environmental justice activist from North Carolina, is calling on the UK government to stop subsidizing the biomass industry. Credit: Dogwood Alliance.
The UK’s Biomass Subsidies Are Harming Residents in North Carolina Communities Like Mine
By Guest
on
Enviva's wood pellet facility, which feeds the UK's Drax power station, produces dust and noise pollution that exacerbates existing health inequalities, argues North Carolina activist Belinda Joyner.
The Outlaw Ocean Project embedded with Doctors Without Borders as it conducted the rescue of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Italy, just outside Libyan waters. Credit: The Outlaw Ocean Project
Climate Migration Will Worsen the Brutality and Confusion on the Mediterranean
By Ian Urbina
on
The challenge of how best to handle desperate migrants fleeing hardships in their native countries is only going to grow more pronounced for governments.
Deepsea Delta oil drilling rig in the North Sea. Credit: Erik Christensen/Wikimedia
With Shell Abandoning the Cambo Project, the North Sea Urgently Needs a Serious Just Transition Plan
By Guest
on
By Dr Daria Shapovalova (School of Law) and Professor Tavis Potts (School of Geosciences), University of Aberdeen  News that Shell is pulling out of the proposed Cambo oilfield in the...
Marathon oil refinery in Detroit. Credit: Stephen Boyle (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
us/Right-Wing Group Uses ‘B.S.’ Environmental Justice Argument in Effort to Keep an Oil Pipeline Alive
By Nick Cunningham
on
A D.C.-based think tank with ties to fossil fuel money claims that shutting down the aging Line 5 pipeline would hurt Black communities in Michigan. Community activists say otherwise.
EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan (left) with Robert Taylor (center) and others during a stop in Reserve, Louisiana, during Regan's “Journey For Justice Tour" of the Gulf South in November 2021.
us/Louisiana Cancer Alley Community Leaders Praise EPA Administrator Regan During Visit as He Wraps ‘Journey to Justice’ Tour
By Julie Dermansky
on
Climate advocates in Louisiana warn that environmental justice goals will be tough to meet in a state where the governor keeps welcoming new fossil fuel development.
Indigenous activists speak during a protest at JPMorgan Chase offices in Glasgow.
‘Shame On You’: Indigenous Campaigners Demand JPMorgan End Fossil Fuel Finance
By Phoebe Cooke
on
The major American bank is helping fund the Coastal Gaslink pipeline, which threatens First Nation lands in Canada.
Many young protesters from all over the world participated to the demonstration cc: Daniela De Lorenzo
Tens of Thousands Throng Streets of Glasgow Demanding Climate Justice
By Adam Barnett and Rich Collett-White
on
Indigenous groups led the march amid criticism that they have been side-lined from the official COP26 summit.
Italian youth among those filing a lawsuit against Italy demanding climate action. Credit: Giudizio Universale
Italy’s First Climate Lawsuit Seeks Bold Emissions Target in Effort to Protect the Planet and Human Rights
By Stella Levantesi
on
The Giudizio Universale lawsuit heads to court in December. It is one of many climate cases initiated by civil society in more than 40 countries around the world.

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uk/What the Campaign Against a North London Waste Incinerator Teaches Us About the Green Movement’s Diversity Problem
ByRachel Parsons
on
Activists opposing the rebuild of an incinerator in the London Borough of Enfield, a vote on which is due on Thursday, have been forced to confront environmentalism’s white, middle-class dominance.
A protester holds a sign with the message 'Stop Edmonton incinerator'. Credit: Rachel Parsons.
us/Texas Border Town Demands Stronger Action to Tackle Cancer-Causing Chemical Pollution
BySharon Kelly and Julie Dermansky
on
Ten of Laredo, Texas’s schools rank in the country’s top 1 percent of schools where students’ health is most at risk from toxic air pollution, in large part due to emissions from one medical equipment sterilization plant.
Edna Ibarra
Opinion
The UK’s Biomass Subsidies Are Harming Residents in North Carolina Communities Like Mine
ByGuest
on
Enviva's wood pellet facility, which feeds the UK's Drax power station, produces dust and noise pollution that exacerbates existing health inequalities, argues North Carolina activist Belinda Joyner.
Belinda Joyner, an environmental justice activist from North Carolina, is calling on the UK government to stop subsidizing the biomass industry. Credit: Dogwood Alliance.
Opinion
Climate Migration Will Worsen the Brutality and Confusion on the Mediterranean
ByIan Urbina
on
The challenge of how best to handle desperate migrants fleeing hardships in their native countries is only going to grow more pronounced for governments.
The Outlaw Ocean Project embedded with Doctors Without Borders as it conducted the rescue of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Italy, just outside Libyan waters. Credit: The Outlaw Ocean Project
Opinion
With Shell Abandoning the Cambo Project, the North Sea Urgently Needs a Serious Just Transition Plan
ByGuest
on
By Dr Daria Shapovalova (School of Law) and Professor Tavis Potts (School of Geosciences), University of Aberdeen  News that Shell is pulling out of the proposed Cambo oilfield in the...
Deepsea Delta oil drilling rig in the North Sea. Credit: Erik Christensen/Wikimedia
us/Right-Wing Group Uses ‘B.S.’ Environmental Justice Argument in Effort to Keep an Oil Pipeline Alive
ByNick Cunningham
on
A D.C.-based think tank with ties to fossil fuel money claims that shutting down the aging Line 5 pipeline would hurt Black communities in Michigan. Community activists say otherwise.
Marathon oil refinery in Detroit. Credit: Stephen Boyle (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
us/Louisiana Cancer Alley Community Leaders Praise EPA Administrator Regan During Visit as He Wraps ‘Journey to Justice’ Tour
ByJulie Dermansky
on
Climate advocates in Louisiana warn that environmental justice goals will be tough to meet in a state where the governor keeps welcoming new fossil fuel development.
Series: Louisiana's Cancer Alley
EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan (left) with Robert Taylor (center) and others during a stop in Reserve, Louisiana, during Regan's “Journey For Justice Tour" of the Gulf South in November 2021.
‘Shame On You’: Indigenous Campaigners Demand JPMorgan End Fossil Fuel Finance
ByPhoebe Cooke
on
The major American bank is helping fund the Coastal Gaslink pipeline, which threatens First Nation lands in Canada.
Series: COP26 Coverage
Indigenous activists speak during a protest at JPMorgan Chase offices in Glasgow.
Tens of Thousands Throng Streets of Glasgow Demanding Climate Justice
ByAdam Barnett and Rich Collett-White
on
Indigenous groups led the march amid criticism that they have been side-lined from the official COP26 summit.
Series: COP26 Coverage
Many young protesters from all over the world participated to the demonstration cc: Daniela De Lorenzo
Italy’s First Climate Lawsuit Seeks Bold Emissions Target in Effort to Protect the Planet and Human Rights
ByStella Levantesi
on
The Giudizio Universale lawsuit heads to court in December. It is one of many climate cases initiated by civil society in more than 40 countries around the world.
Series: Climate Change Lawsuits
Italian youth among those filing a lawsuit against Italy demanding climate action. Credit: Giudizio Universale