Environmental Justice

4 In 10 Americans Say Extreme Weather Damaged Their Towns In Past Year

"Nearly 4 in 10 Americans say their communities were damaged by extreme weather events over the past year, according to a new survey released Tuesday."

Source: The Hill, 08/20/2026

Data Centers Could Use More Power Than All Alabama Homes. Who Will Pay?

"Alabama Power has guaranteed that residents’ power bills won’t increase as a result. Can the state’s largest utility keep its promise?"

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/20/2026

Maine Tries To Get Homeowners To Test And Treat Private Wells For Arsenic

"Low-income homeowners are least likely to test and treat their well water for arsenic, and a state program to help them has treated fewer homes than expected."

Source: Maine Monitor, 08/19/2026

Empowering Guatemalan Villagers Plagued by Plastic

"Indigenous Xinca villagers burn plastic to dispose of it and stoke cooking fires, unwittingly exposing themselves, their children and environment to deadly pollutants. An ambitious project aims to change that."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/17/2026

The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty

"A massive new gas plant in Texas will be built with much less efficient technology than regular gas plants. It’s far from the only data center power project to rely on dirty turbines."

Source: WIRED, 08/17/2026

Calif. Pesticide Agency Hopelessly Captured by Industry, Critics Charge

"State regulators face calls to better protect low-income, Spanish-speaking immigrants from pesticide exposure in agricultural communities."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/17/2026

AI Push in Rulemaking Adds New Legal Risks for Federal Agencies

"The US government’s experimentation with AI in rulemaking carries the risk that actions associated with the technology may be overturned in court, former federal officials warn."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/14/2026

Scientists Warn Senate TSCA Overhaul Could Put Children At Greater Risk

"A group of over 30 scientists, health professionals, and public health advocates is urging the Senate not to weaken the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), a move they say will put children in harm’s way from toxic chemicals and pollutants."

Source: The New Lede, 08/14/2026

One Year On And The Global Plastics Treaty 'Is Going Backwards'

"A new Aid to Negotiations document for the Global Plastics Treaty has been released a year after Geneva's collapse, but campaigners warn it dilutes key measures and retreats from the ambition needed to end plastic pollution."

Source: Oceanographic, 08/12/2026

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