FEMA’s door-to-door canvassing program, which was crucial in reaching vulnerable communities, is being discontinued by the Trump Administration, leaving Black people and other people of color at a greater disadvantage in accessing disaster aid.
Category: Climate Justice
Posted inEnvironmental Justice
Trump’s EPA Really Wants to Get Rid of Climate Justice Grants
The EPA is facing legal challenges over its plans to cancel nearly 800 grants, including those focused on environmental justice, which could potentially be reversed if the court case progresses.
Posted inLocal
The City of Dallas, Communities of Color and Future of Artificial Intelligence Integration
The City of Dallas’ Chief Data Officer and Chief Information Officer presented an update on the city’s plans to integrate artificial intelligence, which includes the use of facial recognition technology by the police department, raising concerns about bias and privacy.
Posted inEnvironmental Justice
Grok, What Happens in Memphis When You’re Asked a Question?
Elon Musk’s X platform uses a massive supercomputer in South Memphis, which is powered by 35 gas-powered turbine generators and emits significant amounts of nitrogen oxides and other toxic chemicals, causing environmental concerns and health risks for the local community.
Posted inMental Health
Study Links Rising Temperatures to Mental Health Decline
World Bank senior health specialist Dr. Wameq Raza and Georgetown University assistant professor Dr. Shabab Wahid have been researching the linkages between climate change and mental health in underprivileged and vulnerable communities, finding that extreme heat exposure is associated with a 68% direct effect on the risk of suicide.
Posted inEnvironmental Justice
Advocates Blast Trump’s Anti-Environmental Justice Agenda
Dr. Benjamin Chavis, a civil and human rights activist, is speaking out against the Trump administration’s moves to gut federal environmental justice programs, which he believes will cause greater harm and suffering to communities of color.
Posted inEnvironmental Justice
DOJ Reneges on Sewage Deal Biden Reached With a Black AL County
The Trump administration has backed out of a 2023 settlement with the Alabama Department of Public Health that would have helped find a solution to straight piping in Lowndes County, which has been a source of disease-bearing mosquitoes and parasites for decades.
Posted inEnvironmental Justice
Climate Justice Isn’t Dead
Environmental justice programs are being dismantled by the Trump Administration, but Ryan Hathaway believes the backlash will fail and is working to preserve environmental justice efforts.
Posted inClimate Justice
Why 90°F With Humidity Could Soon Be a Death Sentence
Scientists have discovered that Black Americans are more vulnerable to extreme heat and humidity, with wet-bulb temperatures of 31 degrees Celsius or higher posing a significant threat to public health, particularly in major American cities with large Black populations.
Posted inEnvironmental Justice
In EPA’s War on Environmental Justice, the Dems Go on Offense
Senate Democrats are accusing Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin of breaking the law by canceling billions of dollars in federal grants intended to address environmental justice issues in minority communities.
