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A ChargePoint EV charger is out of focus in the foreground, with a map of the Imperial Valley in California in focus in the background showing yellow pinpoints where future chargers will be found.
Local Activists Bringing EV Chargers to Imperial Valley, A Charging 'Desert' for Electric Cars
California's Imperial Valley is ranked last in terms of electric vehicle ownership. But increasing electric car adoption requires bringing in more EV chargers to communities surrounding the Salton Sea, like Brawley, El Centro and Calexico.
A group gathers around a document for a Climate Action Pathways for Schools class.
This California High School Includes Sustainability and Green Jobs in its Curriculum
An increasing number of high schools are offering class credit for climate action.
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California Water Agency Under Investigation for Discriminating Against Tribes, People of Color
A discrimination complaint filed by Native American tribes and environmental justice groups alleges that California State Water Resources Control Board has failed to protect water quality in the Bay-Delta. The EPA is investigating.
A woman with white hair, a green shirt, khaki pants and sneakers smiles as she leans against the handle of a door open to the sidewalk in front of the Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory, with the neighborhood businesses along the sidewalk and at the intersection visible in the distance.
Boyle Heights 'Resilience Hub' Responds to Climate Change With Social Change
Low-income neighborhoods are often dangerously hotter than wealthier areas. At "resilience hubs" like Boyle Heights Art Conservatory, there is shelter to survive, with programming for communities to thrive.
Headshot of David Wallace-Wells speaking on "Democracy Now!" and an image of New York skyscrapers from the ground, the sky an orange haze.
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Airpocalypse: David Wallace-Wells on Red Skies, Raging Wildfires and Pollution Link to Climate Crisis
Record-breaking Canadian wildfires continue to fill skies across much of North America with smoke, putting about 100 million people under air quality alerts.
President Joe Biden wearing sunglasses outdoors is seated by a table as he signs an executive order with a group of people standing around him and watching him.
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What Does Biden's Executive Order on Environmental Justice Mean for Frontline Communities?
A look at Biden's recent executive order establishing a new Office of Environmental Justice within the White House and requiring all federal agencies to weigh the environmental impact of policies on marginalized communities.
A view of the Los Angeles skyline colored sepia by the incoming smoke from nearby wildfires, which fills the sky above and hangs low over the city below
Most Severe Impacts of Harmful Air Quality Felt in Western U.S., Study Shows
A study show that nearly 1 in 5 Americans live in communities with harmful air quality — and increasing wildfires have worsened air pollution particularly in the western United States. People of color are also disproportionately affected.
A black and white historical photo shoes white commercial/industrial buildings in the foreground with houses in the background consumed by plumes of black smoke erupting out of oil wells, with a number of derricks appearing in black against a smoky sky.
History of Racism Leaves Black Californians Most at Risk from Oil and Gas Drilling, New Research Shows
Even as fossil fuel extraction declined in the state, low-income, Black and Latino residents continued to face disproportionate risks from living near oil wells, and Black residents were exposed to the most intensive operations.
A mother wearing a green t-shirt and a young boy carrying a backpack walk on a sidewalk along a chainlink fence with an empty, dirt lot on the other side, with housing and palm trees visible in the background under a blue sky.
Does Your Community Have Lead in Its Soil? Here's What To Do.
Lead pollution can be found in soil, dust and water. Is your local area contaminated with lead? Here's how to find out — and how to improve your environment and health, especially where there are children.
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In a Largely Black and Latino Community, Neighbors Worry About the Oil Wells in Their Midst
Activists get a victory in their fight to protect South L.A. residents from the Catholic Archdiocese-owned oil drilling property known as the Murphy drill site in Jefferson Park.
A colorful playground structure appears on the left with oil pumpjacks on the right and barren hills in the distance
Referendum Challenging Setbacks For New Oil Wells in California Qualifies for 2024 Ballot
A referendum attempting to overturn SB 1137 — a law banning new oil and gas wells near schools, hospitals and businesses open to the public — has qualified for the November 2024 ballot.
An oil pumpjack is seen working in a dirt field with a row of houses on a hill directly behind it
L.A.'s Long, Troubled History With Urban Oil Drilling Is Nearing an End — After Years of Health Concerns
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to ban new oil and gas extraction and phase out existing operations — after studies have demonstrated the adverse health impacts on people living nearby, including asthma and other lung and respiratory issues.
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