The UAW is striking against all of the Big Three automakers in a bid to ensure that the auto industry of the future is not only green, but union too, by pushing for workers at electric-vehicle battery factories to be included in the union’s master contract.
Category: Climate Justice
Posted inEducation
Climate Change Denial in Texas Schools Remains Major Concern
Earlier in the year, the Texas Board of Education altered internal guidance and lowered standards for lessons on climate science. In turn, this prompted a renewed effort from both advocate […]
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One Year Later, Wins for the Environment and the Economy
By Ben Jealous President Biden couldn’t have said it any more plainly when he said last week in Milwaukee, “When I think climate, I think jobs.” He was speaking the […]
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Activist Ernest McMillan retraces Dallas’ Civil Rights movement in his memoir, ‘Standing’
By Keri Mitchell McMillan’s book, “Standing: One Man’s Odyssey through the Turbulent ’60s,” introduces readers to what it was like to grow up in the ’40s and ’50s in Freedman’s Town, […]
Posted inNational
Having Our Say Against Carbon Pollution
By Ben Jealous More than one million Americans told the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week that they aren’t willing to wait any longer. Their comments insisting that EPA move […]
Posted inMetro
Climate Disaster is Destroying the Black Community
According to a study done by the Journal of the American Planning Association, impoverished neighborhoods tend to have a higher level of heat exposure caused by climate change. Environmental Racism […]
Posted inHealth
How air pollution and the housing crisis are connected
By Siri Chilukuri As wildfire smoke from Canada plagued parts of the United States for the second time this summer, expanding into parts of the Midwest and East Coast, cities […]
Posted inThis Week
Once a Safe Haven for Escaped Slaves, Small Arkansas Town Suffers Water Crisis Amidst Heatwave
And typical of Black communities across the country, Helena-West Helena has its share of problems that arise from discrimination. By Stacy M. BrownOriginally appeared in NNPA During the Civil War […]
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Ditching Chemicals for Banana Fiber, Weave Hair Goes Green
By Maya Richard-Craven Originally appeared in Word in Black At the end of high school I started wearing synthetic hair extensions. All of my Black friends wore extensions, Black women […]
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Emergency room visits surge, Texans die amid dangerous heat wave
By Erin Douglas Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune After weeks of extreme heat, health officials have reported numerous deaths, while emergency departments across the state are seeing record numbers […]
