Environmental racism is a type of inequality where people in Communities of Color face a disproportionate risk of exposure to pollution and related health conditions. One way this happens is through ...

In October 1991, the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit brought together close to 300 Black, Latino, American Indian, Pacific Islander, Asian American, and other activists ...

For decades, studies have shown that Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) communities and low-income communities face greater environmental and climate threats, while contributing the least to ...

Environmental engineering combines scientific and engineering principles to improve and maintain the environment in order to protect human health, natural resources, and natural environments.

BLIGHTED PROPERTIES AND OLD TIRES. THESE ISSUES IN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS IMPACT OUR ENVIRONMENT AND THE AIR WE BREATHE. YEAH. WDSU ANCHOR DARYL FORGES INVESTIGATES THESE PROBLEMS THAT ARE ...

When you think about climate activists, who comes to mind? Greta Thunberg? Al Gore? A recent study by Yale University’s Climate Change Communication program found that Latino and Black Americans are ...

This story is adapted from the book AFRICATOWN, which was published this week by St. Martin’s Press. Four years ago, an announcement from the Alabama Gulf Coast shocked the world: The wreckage of the ...