By Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in Word in Black Mississippi between New Orleans and Baton Rouge that cannot be disputed. It’s a fact that, before the Civil War, the area […]
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There’s a Reason Garbage Incinerators Usually Aren’t in White Neighborhoods
By Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in Word in Black A year ago, New Jersey adopted one of the most ambitious timelines for a state-level transition away from fossil fuels: Jersey […]
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The Oil and Gas Industry Loves Louisiana’s New Carbon Capture Plan
By Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in Word in Black Southern Louisiana is oil-and-gas country. Some of the biggest gas refineries in the country are located along the Mississippi River in […]
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The Kids Suing the EPA Over Climate Change Are Black and Brown Too
Genesis B. doesn’t have air conditioning. That used to be the norm in Long Beach, California, where the 17-year-old was born and raised. A beach city in southern Los Angeles […]
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The EPA Almost Did Something to Help Cancer Alley. But Then They Didn’t
By Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in Word in Black Last fall, the Environmental Protection Agency said something that many have long suspected to be true: an investigation of the Louisiana Department […]