Environmental Justice

New solutions are being tested to combat health risks from heat waves, particularly in urban “heat islands.”

Don’t miss these environmental news stories about innovative laws, rising renewables and a “climate king.”

“We’re training a workforce of solar warriors,” says the cofounder of Indigenized Energy Initiative.

But there are steps we can take to bring nature to our communities and empower them to protect it.

Protecting women’s rights and the environment go hand-in-hand in these new books, which also celebrate female leaders and scientists.

A small circle of industry insiders controls crucial decisions about energy projects. New changes — if done right — can offer communities a seat at the table.

We can’t achieve a just clean energy transition if people are struggling to pay their bills and stay in their homes, says equity expert Carmelita Miller. 

You aren’t truly a “green” organization if you don’t support every color in the rainbow flag.

April’s best new eco-books look toward solutions to the extinction crisis, climate change, water shortages, environmental justice and more.

Researchers found that people don't have to be right next to oil and gas fields to experience respiratory distress from flaring.