Environmental Justice

"Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are 'overwhelmingly' non-white."

"The US Food and Drug Administration has missed its latest deadline to propose banning formaldehyde and certain formaldehyde-releasing chemicals from hair-straightening products, often used by Black women."

"Over the past 30 years, federal and state agencies in Texas have allowed hundreds of oil and chemical barges to amass in a once-tranquil section of the San Jacinto River, just east of Houston." "People who live on the San Jacinto fear chemical releases and explosions from the vessels. It’s unclear who’s policing the buildup."

"The House will vote Thursday to override two vetoes by President Donald Trump of GOP-backed bills, according to three people granted anonymity to share scheduling plans not yet made public."

"The Miccosukee Tribe is rejecting President Donald Trump’s claim that the tribe worked against his administration’s immigration efforts, the basis he used to veto a flood protection project in the Everglades."

"In West Africa's Guinea, villagers say mining for the critical mineral bauxite has polluted water and decreased crop yields."

"A boom in U.S. data centres is devouring fossil fuels in Mexico - and hitting locals with power cuts and pollution."

"The Trump administration has transformed the Environmental Protection Agency in its first year, cutting federal limits on air and water pollution and promoting fossil fuels, a metamorphosis that clashes with the agency’s historic mission to protect human health and the environment."

"In West Africa's Guinea, villagers say mining for the critical mineral bauxite has polluted water and decreased crop yields."

"A Memphis state lawmaker who rose to national prominence protesting against gun violence is hoping to elevate that battle — and his environmental justice fights — to the U.S. House."