Environmental Justice

Because of all kinds of factors that cause plants all over the world to become endangered. Here are some of the most endangered ones in the U.S.

The new mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., Karen Bass, has promised to solve homelessness. But what are solutions to homelessness?

Is the Jackson, Miss. water crisis resolved? Even though a legal agreement hasn't yet been made, the EPA is finally stepping in.

When did the population reach 8 billion?

Shortly after various famous paintings were vandalized last month, two activists targeted an Emily Carr painting with maple syrup in Vancouver last weekend.

The causes of food insecurity in America are complicated and interconnected. Low-income families and people of color are most likely to experience food insecurity.

Food desert solutions can increase food security. In food deserts, people don’t have access to affordable, healthy foods. This affects communities of color and low-income families.

Melanated Campout is a Black-owned and woman-owned company that hosts an annual camping retreat for people of color.

The Environmental Justice For All Act, a bill created to fight environmental racism, is the first major bill that’s been passed that addresses environmental justice.

Ecofeminism is the idea that environmental degradation and the oppression of women are linked. Read on to learn more about this connection between women and nature.

What are climate reparations? While you may have heard of reparations in regards to paying back racial minorities, this is a slightly different concept.

What is the EPA's Environmental Justice Department planning? There are several initiatives under the new department's belt.

We’ve rounded up a bunch of climate strike poster ideas to help you spread the message that world leaders must declare a climate emergency.

Do Shein clothes have lead in them? Here's what you need to know.

Climate doomism — both a scare tactic and a scary feeling — has the environmental community divided.

Thanks to ongoing campaign efforts from PETA, EgyptAir will no longer be transporting lab monkeys from Africa and Asia to the U.S., and elsewhere.

An Audubon Society chapter is changing its name, in an effort to denounce its white supremacist namesake.

Who is Sarah Fleming in 'Big Timber'? Sarah Fleming manages her family's logging company in the controversial Netflix reality series, 'Big Timber.'

We sat down with Almeta Cooper, the National Manager for Health Equity for to join Moms Clean Air Force, to learn more about the organization's work.

Photos of purported Shein tags reading “help me” and other cries for aid have been circulating the internet.

Two men were reported missing in Brazil: British environmental journalist Dom Phillips, and expert on Indigenous groups Bruno Araújo Pereira.

lauren Ornelas has spent the last 15 years of her life as the founder and president of Food Empowerment Project, an organization leading the food justice movement.

The documentary 'The End of Medicine' takes viewers behind the scenes of the animal farming industry to show the dangers we live with every day.

On the most recent episode of 'Last Week Tonight' John Oliver broke down environmental racism, educating millions of viewers on this issue plaguing the U.S.

What is going on between West Virginia and the EPA? A major environmental case between the Mountain State and the EPA is taking place right now.

Where does Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson stand on climate change issues?

Outdoor Afro works “to create and inspire Black connections and leadership in nature,” as COO Joseph Mouzon tells Green Matters.

What is environmental racism, exactly? The U.S. government has just made a disappointing declaration in regards to fighting for environmental justice.

If you're exploring the world of banned books, here are a handful of them that pertain to the environment, climate injustice, and beyond.

EPA Administrator Michael Regan recently appeared on 'The Daily Show,' where he spoke about his goals as EPA Administrator.

One 523-acre stretch of a Californian redwood forest has been returned to the tribes that once inhabited it.

Rihanna’s foundation, the Clara Lionel Foundation, just made a $15 million donation that will help fight for climate justice.

About 8.5 million gallons of raw sewage were spilled in Southern California, which led to the emergency closing of several major beaches statewide.

Here's a look into dietary racism, and the spoof calling out Starbucks’ allegedly racist milk prices.

Here's a look into eight of this year's most popular docs and movies that taught viewers about the climate crisis.

As the construction of the Texas-Mexico border wall is about to create a major humanitarian crisis, we're delving into its environmental impact.

Is the Navy poisoning Hawaii's drinking water? Those living in Oahu's military base have unfortunately been ingesting high levels of disel.

Why is Japan releasing water from the 2011 Fukushima disaster into the Pacific Ocean? It could ultimately make for an environmental travesty.

Diego Arreola is fighting for environmental justice through his organization Green Speaking, and he shared his Green Routine with us.

'They're Trying To Kill Us' is a new documentary about food injustice, racism, and chronic disease in communities of color, and it features interviews with Ne-Yo, Billie Eilish, Chris Paul, and many more.