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Trump’s Funding Freezes and Clawbacks: Illegal, Stupid, Dangerous

Public Domain Photo “Panic, confusion, and anger.”  That’s how BlueGreen Alliance president Jason Walsh described to CNN the state that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant awardees...

In Fire’s Wake, a Community Comes Together to Prevent Future Disasters

Authorities announced evacuees won’t be allowed to return to their residences due to risks of electrocution, landslides, and toxic exposure. (AP pic via CC...

Ben Jealous: Trump’s America Last Agenda is a Knife in the Back of Working People

By Ben Jealous Donald Trump’s playbook has always been to campaign like a populist and govern like an oligarch. But it is still shocking just...

Trump’s Policy Plans Signal Major Shifts for Black Communities

The Trump administration’s proposed policies from environment to technology could have a significant impact on Black Americans, potentially reducing access to resources, legal protections,...

Chicago’s Lead Problem Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon

Chicago has more lead pipes than any other city in the country (Photo Credit: Canva Pro). By Willy Blackmore This article was originally published on Word In...

Our Protected Public Lands Remind Us: Nature is for Everyone

Ranger Shelton Johnson (Photo Credit www.fodp.org). By Ben Jealous “There are so many people in Detroit, there's so many people in Chicago, there's so many people...

The Untested Waters of Black Lakeside Communities

New research shows lakes in communities of color were three times less likely to be tested for pollutants than lakes in white areas (Photo...

The Figures Who Helped Shape Vice President Harris

Before she would become the Democratic presidential nominee. Kamala Harris with her mother Shyamala Gopalan (Photo: X).  By Ben Jealous When Kamala Harris was sworn in...

Our Transition to the Green Economy Does Not Need to be Slow to be Just and Equitable

Photo Credit: Linh Do, Flickr “What good is a dollar an hour more in wages if your neighborhood is burning down? What good is another week’s...

Buses weren’t the only civil rights battleground in Montgomery – the city’s parks still reflect a history of segregation

Oak Park, Montgomery’s first park, was white-only until the mid-1960s. Binita Mahato, CC BY-ND by Binita Mahato, Auburn University Montgomery, Alabama, touts itself as the birthplace...

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