Dec 11, 2023
Communities most impacted by environmental harms and risks are typically referred to as “environmental justice (EJ) communities” or, as the US Environmental Protection Agency defines them, “overburdened communities.” A few factors go into identifying EJ communities,...
Dec 6, 2023
The Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool is a geospatial mapping tool that indicates disadvantaged communities nationwide facing significant burdens. These burdens are organized into eight categories: climate change, energy, health, housing, legacy pollution,...
Dec 5, 2023
The health journal Lancet’s annual Countdown on climate and health found more people, especially the elderly, dying because of heat waves in recent years, and it projects that will soar as temperatures keep rising. The international team of doctors, scientists, and...
Dec 4, 2023
Historically, we recognize that there has been a significant disparity in the availability of ocean-related academic and career opportunities between students from underrepresented communities and those from communities that traditionally have had access to greater...
Dec 3, 2023
The World Resources Institute, Climate Action Tracker, the Bezos Earth Fund, and others have just issued their State of Climate Action report, which found the world off track in 41 of 42 important measurements. The State of Climate Action 2023 provides the world’s...
