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America's dirty divide

A series examining the country's vast environmental inequalities and how climate change will make things worse

10 July 2024

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  • A man walks through cooling mist

    Urban heat island effect making temperatures 8F hotter in 65 US cities – study

    Nearly 34 million people in those cities, or 15% of the population, experiencing temperatures higher than in surrounding areas

27 June 2024

  • A swimmer learns to float during a free swimming lesson organized by Black People Will Swim at York College in Jamaica, Queens, New York, on Thursday, June 20th, 2024.

    A New York program is helping Black people of all ages enjoy swimming: ‘It’s very empowering’

    Paulana Lamonier started Black People Will Swim in 2019 and has since provided free and low-cost lessons to over 2,500 Black and brown people

26 June 2024

  • A pregnant woman holds her belly

    Why pregnant people are more at risk during heatwaves – and ways to stay safe

    As temperatures broil the US, experts share how to mitigate increased chances of heat illness and heatstroke

21 June 2024

  • a woman speaks into a microphone

    Native tribes on banning Kristi Noem from reservations: ‘She’d be charged with trespassing’

    The far-right governor’s comments about Indigenous Americans have crossed a line for all nine tribes in her state

18 June 2024

  • a man in a suit speaks near a petroleum refinery

    EPA chief vows to take on Republican-led states over pollution rules rollback

    Michael Regan defends civil rights record and denies abandoning communities who face brunt of toxic pollution

13 June 2024

  • Kurt Blanock, left, and his wife, Janice, stand together at their home in Cecil, PA on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. Their son, Luke, died of Ewing sarcoma in 2016.

    Rare cancers, full-body rashes, death: did fracking make their kids sick?

    Pennsylvania families worry about rising cases of rare cancer with well pads near homes and stalled House bills

11 June 2024

  • An air conditioning unit in a home

    ‘It’s unbearable’: in ever-hotter US cities, air conditioning is no longer enough

    Record-breaking temperatures in the last few years shatter the myth that air conditioning alone will keep people safe

6 June 2024

  • A drawing of Audubon with rifle, dog and horse.

    New York City Audubon changes name to distance itself from racist namesake

    NYC Bird Alliance dropped name of 19th-century conservationist and abolition opponent John James Audubon

3 June 2024

  • air conditioner units on the side of a building

    Hot summer may bring 8% rise in utility costs for many people across the US

  • illustration of a person experiencing heat stress

    How heat affects the body – inside and out

29 May 2024

  • a pregnant person touching their belly

    Heatwaves increase risk of early births and poorer health in babies, study finds

    Research that looked at 53 million births says Black and Hispanic mothers and those in lower socioeconomic groups most at risk

23 May 2024

  • composite photo of mountain range on the left and man wearing sunglasses and grey top on the right

    In one of the US’s hottest deserts, utilities push gas rather than solar

    In Fort Mohave, Arizona, even Republican voters are fighting gas power plants as utilities try to lock in fossil fuels

22 May 2024

  • A man in a T-shirt stands in a kitchen with a chair on a table and mud on the floor

    Displaced by climate disasters, ageing Americans struggle to find housing

    Older adults face a shortage of affordable and accessible homes as climate change worsens

21 May 2024

  • a sign reads "warning restricted area"

    EPA announces $300m funding to clean up US former industrial sites

    Environmental Protection Agency says brownfield revitalization spending has quadrupled under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

19 May 2024

  • Brandon Johnson, the Chicago mayor

    Wealthy residents of Chicago may live 30 years longer than poorer ones. Can a new mayor help close the gap?

    Brandon Johnson promised to tackle the city’s legacy of environmental racism, with communities of color facing disproportionate climate risks

5 May 2024

  • A national guardsman patrols the US-Mexico border atop a shipping container.

    ‘Why doesn’t anybody care?’ Texas-Mexico border devastated by anti-migrant operation

    Greg Abbott’s strategy to deter immigration isn’t just harming people and costing billions – it’s ruining the Rio Grande’s ecosystem

3 May 2024

  • ‘It’s moving throughout our whole home much faster than we expected,’ said Rob Jackson, co-author of the study.

    Gas stoves increase nitrogen dioxide exposure above WHO standards – study

    Science Advances report also finds people of color and low-income residents in US disproportionately affected

25 April 2024

  • A water tower reads "Flint strong"

    Flint residents grapple with water crisis a decade later: ‘If we had the energy left, we’d cry’

  • Dr Mona Hanna-Attisha

    Michigan doctor who revealed Flint water crisis now takes on child poverty

24 April 2024

  • The Amazon - DIL3 Warehouse at 3507 W 51st St, Chicago, IL 60632 in the Gage Park neighborhood. Zbigniew Bzdak © 2021

    Mega-warehouses heap more pollution on hard-hit Illinois neighborhoods

    Proliferation of hubs for online shopping disproportionately sited in low-income neighborhoods or communities of color
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