Kategorie: Equity
Equity news Politics Regulation
Why reducing lead exposure is part of an Orange County city’s new climate pledge
Santa Ana, California, declared a climate emergency last week -- and simultaneously pledged to protect its residents from lead contamination.…
Equity Politics Regulation
Accountability Equity news Protest
2020 was the deadliest year for environmental activists. Here’s why.
Pandemic lockdowns erased safety networks and left environmental defenders more vulnerable to attacks. Quelle: https://grist.org/protest/2020-was-the-deadliest-year-for-environmental-activists-heres-why/...
Accountability Equity Protest
Energy Equity Extreme Weather news
Baltimore is hooking up a Black megachurch with some serious solar battery power
Adding solar arrays plus battery storage to key community spaces could light the way for other storm-prone cities. Quelle: https://grist.org/cities/baltimore-church-solar-battery-resiliency-hub/...
Energy Equity Extreme Weather
Accountability Energy Equity news
Brooklyn pipeline disproportionately harms communities of color, complaint alleges
Community groups say National Grid and New York state agencies violated the Civil Rights Act. Quelle: https://grist.org/accountability/complaint-brooklyn-pipeline-civil-rights-act/...
Accountability Energy Equity
Equity news Protest
Study: Indigenous resistance has staved off 25% of U.S. and Canada’s annual emissions
That's the pollution equivalent of approximately 400 new coal-fired power plants. Quelle: https://grist.org/protest/indigenous-resistance-has-cut-u-s-and-canadas-annual-emissions/...
Equity Protest
Equity Extreme Weather Health news
Ida left behind a water crisis in the Gulf
Hundreds of thousands of people remain without drinking water -- and there's no timeline for getting it back. Quelle: https://grist.org/equity/ida-left-behind-a-water-crisis-in-the-gulf/...
Equity Extreme Weather Health
Equity news Politics Regulation
Matthew Tejada is keeping the EPA’s eyes on environmental justice
“You need all the parties at the table, but that table is always centered on the community need.” Quelle: https://grist.org/equity/matthew-tejada-environmental-justice-epa-justice40/...
Equity Politics Regulation
Climate Equity news
Air pollution takes away billions of years of life expectancy — and many countries aren’t doing enough about it
Researchers say polluted air is the “greatest risk to global health." Quelle: https://grist.org/equity/air-pollution-billions-years-life-expectancy-who-guidelines/...
Climate Equity