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New Start-Up Aims to Build U.S. Energy Equity One Neighbourhood at a Time
To be poor and a person of colour in the United States all too often means living with energy poverty and its associated health ... -
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Harvard Students Discover State Law that Could Boost Case for Divestment
Harvard students pushing the institution to divest from fossil fuels may have found a winning strategy with the new legal argument that investing in ... -
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U.S. Lawmakers to Vote on Groundbreaking Environmental Justice Bill
A landmark bill currently in front of the U.S. Congress could change the game for environmental justice in the country. Two key provisions: an ... -
CitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemographicsEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
More Systemic Racism than Storm Damage in Jackson, Mississippi Water Crisis
The winter storm that famously brought Texas to its knees last month also delivered misery to places like Jackson, Mississippi. Weeks later, more than ... -
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Increases in U.S. Floods, Flood Damage Fuel Insurance Crisis
Sea level rise and severe storms are sending more and more water surging into America’s towns and cities, destroying property and lives. That has ... -
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Caribbean Refinery Poses an Early Test for U.S. Climate Justice Commitments
U.S. President Joe Biden’s promise to advance the cause of environmental justice is being put to the test by a U.S. Virgin Islands oil ... -
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Economic, Racial Bias Skews Cascadia’s Push to Decarbonize
The fight for climate justice continues to struggle for air as Cascadia races ahead to decarbonize. But brighter days may lie ahead. -
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Seven in 10 Canadian Car Shoppers Plan to Go Electric
Nearly 70% of Canadians looking to buy a new vehicle within the next five years plan on dumping the internal combustion engine and going ... -
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Teachers, Youth Fight Fossil Influence in U.S. Schools
The heavy influence of Big Oil in U.S. teaching materials and a lack of support for educating students about climate change has left many ... -
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Ex-Exxon Engineer Personifies ‘Generational Schism’ Facing Millennial Oil and Gas Workers
As pressure on climate-unfriendly Big Fossil builds, so does the sense of disillusionment among the industry’s younger employees, for whom climate change is a ... -
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French Court Orders More State Action on Climate Change
In what campaigners are calling a landmark ruling, a French court has judged the country to be failing in its commitments to fight the ... -
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Young Cartographer Unearths Massive Climate Action Potential in Catholic Church Land Holdings
A 26-year-old cartographer, environmentalist, and devout Catholic from Connecticut wants to use digital mapping software to engage the Catholic Church in the cause of ... -
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Finnish City of Oulu Shows How Winter Cycling Can Rule
Though the blame for Canada’s dearth of winter cyclists is typically placed on weather, it is the lack of dedicated—and snow-cleared—bike routes that keeps ... -
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Youth Activists Demand Voice in Climate Policy
Youth climate organizations like Fridays for Future have proven themselves to be non-partisan, passionately intersectional, and naturally animated by a dauntless “get-it-done” spirit. With ... -
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After Early Momentum, Cascadia Region Loses Focus on Climate Action
Political infighting, misinformation campaigns, and serial communication failures have dashed any hopes that the Cascadia region would take the lead in the climate fight ...
