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Justice Department Takes Action Against Cancer Alley Petrochemical Plant
Cancer Alley is an 85-mile-long area along an industrial stretch of the Mississippi River known for its abundance of petroleum plants and, as the name implies, cancer cases. Research shows that there are higher-than-normal amounts of lung, stomach, and kidney cancer...
Featured Connection: Microbiology
Life at the Microscopic Level Microbiology is the study of organisms that are too small to be seen with the naked eye. These microorganisms (or “microbes”) include viruses, bacteria, algae, fungi, slime molds, and protozoa. Microbes are everywhere, and we mean...
Environmental Injustice
The recent train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, involving a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials, is only the most recent example of the dangers faced by vulnerable and often non-white communities that live close to train lines. Even in the absence...
Life Below Water
The Sustainable Development Goals are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone everywhere. The 17 Goals were adopted by all UN Member States in 2015, as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...
Featured Connection: Renewable Energy
When it comes to preserving the health and well-being of the environment, there is no greater imperative than ending our dependence on fossil fuels. The environmental evils caused by fossil fuels are well-documented – global warming, air pollution, water pollution,...
World Day of Social Justice
"The equal rights of all peoples, and the opportunity for all human beings, without discrimination, to benefit from economic and social progress in all parts of the world." United Nations
EPA Announces Effort to Curb Emissions and Stem Environmental Injustices
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced initial guidance on the design of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) program, which was created by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. EPA published two Federal Assistance Listings outlining key...
Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations
Today The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report which provides recommendations for advancing antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) organizations....
Sea Level Rise May Be Way Worse than Projected in Developing Nations
According to a new study published last week in Earth’s Future, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, rising seas will swamp farmlands, pollute water supplies, and displace millions of people much sooner than expected. Sea level rise keeps speeding up, and...
Invisible Threat, Inequitable Impact
According to a new study by the Union of Concerned Scientists, more than 14 million Americans live within just five miles of 104 cancer gas-emitting facilities. The study found that these commercial plants release large amounts of ethylene oxide. Ethylene oxide, a...
Indigenous Science Reading List
Indigenous science is a distinct, time-tested, and methodological knowledge system that can enhance and complement Western science. According to the Indigenous Science Network, "like Western science, Indigenous science relies upon direct observation for forecasting...
Atlas of Environmental Justice
The environmental justice atlas documents and catalogs social conflict around environmental issues. Across the world, communities are struggling to defend their land, air, water, forests and livelihoods from damaging projects and extractive activities with heavy...