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A man refuels after running out of gas within sight of the Suncor Energy refinery in Denver

Politics Dec 28

EPA investigating Colorado air pollution regulations for discrimination against Hispanics

By Michael Phillis, Brittany Peterson, Associated Press

Nation Sep 16

Volunteers carry bottles of water at a drinking water distribution site in the city of Jackson, Mississippi, after pumps at the water treatment plant failed, leading to the emergency distribution of bottled water and tanker trucks for 180,000 people, in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S., September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Decades of systemic racism seen as root of Jackson Mississippi water crisis

A boil-water advisory has been lifted for Mississippi's capital, and the state will stop handing out free bottled water on Saturday. But the crisis isn't over. Many blame systemic racism as the root cause.

By Drew Costley, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

Health Jul 23

Pop-up clinic to administers monkeypox vaccinations
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News Wrap: WHO calls monkeypox virus a global emergency

In our news wrap Saturday, the WHO announced the monkeypox virus has now reached more than 70 countries and should be treated as a global emergency, two Americans were killed in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region while elsewhere Russia targeted Odesa,…

Science Jul 20

(051715 Newton, MA) Iodine Felix and Lourdes Jean-Louis (cq) of Somerville hide from the hot sun under an umbrella as they...
How extreme heat affects young athletes

Summer sports camps and pre-season training often have kids running hard in high heat and humidity. The combination can be deadly.

By Jessica R. Murfree, Natasha Brison, The Conversation

Science Jun 25

This environmental justice activist breaks down deep ties between racism and climate change

Activist Elizabeth Yeampierre has long focused on the connections between racial injustice and the environment and climate change. In the wake of George Floyd’s killing and the outsized impact of COVID-19 on communities of color, she hopes people may finally…

By Beth Gardiner, Yale Environmental 360

May 12

COVID-19 worsens the role environmental injustice already plays in marginalized communities

By Katherine Bagley, Yale Environment 360

Scientist Sacoby Wilson, who has long focused on health issues related to environmental injustice, discusses how social and environmental inequality have contributed to the outsized impact of COVID-19 on low-income neighborhoods and communities of color.

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Aug 05

These youth of color are organizing to address climate change

By Jenna Gray

On Thursday morning, hundreds of young people of color received an urgent message: they couldn’t afford not to be leaders in the fight against climate change.

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