Jeremy Orr is director of litigation and advocacy partnerships for Earthjustice and an adjunct law professor at Michigan State University. [from BridgeDetroit]
Among the 100 emerging changemakers, 20 Black women were selected to participate in the six-month development program designed to inspire, empower, and connect emerging leaders
Living in certain parts of a city can make the impacts of extreme heat worse. That’s because of a phenomenon called the urban heat island
The Colorado Sun's water reporter Shannon Mullane discussed ways Coloradans can help conserve water within their homes. [from The Colorado Sun]
[from Global Environment Facility]
Clean H2O is getting scarce in Sub-Saharan Africa, but what comes out of the tap in African American communities is often contaminated too. [from The
Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) alongside U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) reintroduced legislation to dramatically expand Tribal
Millions of people of color in the United States lack access to safe drinking water. Advocates say the Farm Bill can help address the racial
Today on Louisiana Considered, the Coastal Desk’s Halle Parker gives us some advice on how to deal with rising temperatures. Plus we hear about the
Angela Mooney D'Arcy of the Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples says Native Americans and other historically oppressed Californians should share in the fight for
When power players like mining and agriculture are involved, tribal nations, usually the senior-most water-rights holders, often must fight obstruction. [from High Country News]
One New Orleans organization is bringing together residents, businesses, nonprofits and other stakeholders to push for a new stormwater utility in the city, create a
