Environmental Justice

Webinar: Just Suburbs: Creating Equitable Opportunities in Suburban Development

The Coronavirus has caused us to rethink many things across our society, including how and where we live and work. Our changing demographics and economy were affecting how we view cities and suburbs before the pandemic. These changes present growing challenges to our suburbs.

Parks for (All) the People

By Laurie Mazur / On November 13th, 2017

A new advocacy campaign aims to ensure that every American can live within a 10-minute walk of a high-quality park or green space

Reflections on Houston in a Time of Contradiction

By Samantha Harvey / On October 16th, 2017

From a city strangled by fossil fuels, a call to fight for a more equitable future emerges.

Acting for Environmental Justice—Peggy Shepard Interview

By Kyler Geoffroy / On October 5th, 2017

A podcast interview with WE ACT For Environmental Justice co-founder Peggy Shepard on the past, present, and future of the environmental justice movement

Communities of Color Must Lead the People’s Climate March

By Magali Sanchez-Hall / On June 5th, 2017

Communities of color are leading the People’s Climate March all over the country. Why? Because climate change starts in frontline neighborhoods

What does climate justice organizing look like under Trump?

By Laurie Mazur / On March 22nd, 2017

An interview with Miya Yoshitani, executive director of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)

Want to Win on Climate? Put Justice at the Center

By Laurie Mazur / On February 23rd, 2017

Communities of color are strong leaders in the fight against climate change, but only if policies and the process genuinely reflect their voice and vision.

Frontline Communities to Steer Climate Justice Under Trump

By Amy Vanderwarker / On January 25th, 2017

Low-income communities and communities of color are likely to be hit first and worst by environmental rollbacks under the Trump administration — but they will also be at the forefront of the fight for climate justice.

Reflections on Water Wrongs

By Rebecca Wodder / On August 30th, 2016

To build resilience to twenty-first century challenges, a transformational water ethic must not only respect the water rights of nature, but also the water rights of people, especially the most vulnerable among us.

NYC mayor’s green plan fights both poverty and pollution

By Matt Ryan / On June 9th, 2016

When New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) unveiled his ambitious environmental agenda last week, he did not choose City Hall or the green meadows of Central Park as his backdrop.

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