Apr 12, 2024
The first comprehensive survey of environmental inequalities by the mayor’s office of environmental justice reveals that nearly half of all New Yorkers live in areas with “disproportionate” burdens from pollution. Most affected are communities of color, which are also...
Apr 8, 2024
The European Parliament recently approved the Nature Restoration Law, marking a significant step towards the restoration of Europe’s ecosystems. The EU nature restoration law, agreed with member states, will restore degraded ecosystems in all member states, help...
Apr 6, 2024
A (non-comprehensive) list of interesting and relevant climate change, climate policy, and environmental justice stories. Is the Fight Against Climate Change Losing Momentum? Some financial institutions are backing away from emission pledges. (read the full...
Apr 1, 2024
What is the Justice40 Initiative? For the first time in our nation’s history, the Federal government has made it a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain Federal climate, clean energy, affordable and sustainable housing, and other investments flow to...
Mar 29, 2024
A (non-comprehensive) list of interesting and relevant climate change, climate policy, and environmental justice stories. World’s first-ever global emissions tax takes a step closer to reality. Two weeks of talks at the United Nations shipping agency concluded in...
Mar 17, 2024
The Week in Climate Change News A (non-comprehensive) list of interesting and relevant climate change, climate policy, and environmental justice stories. Massachusetts town grapples with sea rise after sand barrier fails. A $500,000 sand dune collapsed in days after...
