We need to confront long-standing environmental harms that disproportionately affect marginalized communities, writes a ...

Ravaging the earth and creating environmental injustices are not what God had in mind when he entrusted creation to humanity, Pope Leo XIV said. In fact, following Pope Francis' teachings on integral ...

The two spans of the Gold Star Bridge over the Thames River, looking toward New London from Groton. Credit: Victor-ny / Creative Commons As a Connecticut College student, the last two-and-a-half years ...

Darrell Fair was in his cell at Stateville Correctional Center during a heat wave last June when he heard shouts for help. Someone in a cell nearby was in medical distress. There was no air ...

Located in Hartford, UConn’s School of Social Work offers courses students to advance civil rights and to serve their community. Photo courtesy of @UConn/Instagram. The Editorial Board believes this ...

CHICAGO — City health officials on Friday denied a key permit to a scrap metal facility planned for a largely Latino neighborhood, handing a victory to residents who had fought the project for more ...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — East St. Louis streets got a little cleaner this weekend thanks to the efforts of college students from SIUE, alongside Empire 13, the Clean City Coalition, and City of Joy ...

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City Council filed the final report of the city’s Evanston Environmental Equity Investigation at its first meeting of the year. The EEI is a 137-page document outlining the history of environmental ...

Although Las Vegas is a city known for its bright lights and bold personality, many areas lack an essential component: open spaces. More natural areas are being lost as the area grows with new ...

Environmental justice is an evergreen concept that focuses on the right of all people to be protected from air and water pollution, pesticides, abandoned waste sites and similar hazards, regardless of ...

Senator Cory Booker said you can’t address climate justice without considering race and that environmental injustice is yet another form of “assault on Black bodies” in addition to the ...