The NAACP hosted a summit to address the environmental, economic, and public health concerns associated with the expansion of data centers in Black, brown, and low-income communities, and to call for greater transparency from policymakers and technology companies.
Category: Climate Justice
Posted inClimate Justice
Trump Administration Rolls Back EPA Rule Aiding Environmental Justice
The Trump administration has reversed a Biden-era rule that allowed the EPA to expedite FOIA requests related to pollution in low-income Black and Brown communities, making it harder for activists to obtain information about potential environmental hazards.
Posted inWord In Black
One of Katrina’s Most Important Lessons Isn’t About Storm Preparation
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is still suffering from the effects of the disaster, with low-income and minority neighborhoods disproportionately affected due to decades of segregation, redlining, and inadequate disaster planning.
Posted inClimate Justice
Industrial Heat Pumps Could Clear the Air in Black Neighborhoods
A new report from the American Lung Association finds that replacing 33,500 fossil fuel boilers with zero-emission heat-pump boilers could significantly reduce emissions and pollution, prevent 33 million asthma attacks, and save $1.1 trillion in health care costs by 2050.
Posted inWord In Black
Diabetes Is a Crisis — and Extreme Heat Heightens Risks
New York City’s extreme heat poses a significant threat to New Yorkers living with diabetes, and requires public awareness, policy changes, and investments in public health to combat the mounting crisis.
Posted inClimate Justice
Scorched by Design: Extreme Heat, Redlining, and Neglect
The heat crisis disproportionately affects Black and Brown communities due to decades of underfunded infrastructure and policies that prioritize profit over people, and until we fund solutions to protect these vulnerable populations, we are essentially practicing state-sanctioned violence.
Posted inCommunity
Dallas Lawyers Answer Legal Questions via E-Clinic
The Dallas Bar Association is offering free legal advice from volunteer attorneys via a LegalLine E-Clinic on Wednesdays in August, with registration closing the Tuesday prior.
Posted inNNPA
Dangerous Heat and Storms Hammer U.S. as Nearly 200 Million Under Alerts
Nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population — close to 200 million people — are under extreme heat warnings, watches, or advisories as a dome of high-pressure traps sweltering air across […]
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Twice Displaced: The Tragedy of Alligator Alcatraz and Florida’s Native Lands
The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida has filed a motion to join a lawsuit against multiple government entities, arguing that the construction of a new immigrant detention facility on sacred Indigenous land threatens their villages, sacred and ceremonial sites, and traditional hunting grounds.
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Looks Like the EPA’s Fine With Black Folks Breathing Dirtier Air
The Trump EPA is on the verge of overturning the 2009 endangerment finding, which would have devastating consequences for Black communities already disproportionately exposed to air pollution and climate change.