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Op-ed: The common ground between labor and climate justice is the key to a livable future

Environmental Health News

Meanwhile, environmental groups are accused of being divorced from working-class realities, sometimes neglecting lost employment and wages related to the energy transition. This experience informed my dissertation research, where I explored the social and economic underpinnings of environmental injustices in India.

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Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Environmental Health News

“I have a lot of concerns about how large that facility might be and what emissions could be like, and whether it’ll cause increased traffic on the river and the roads,” said Coptis, who works as a senior advisor at the climate advocacy nonprofit Taproot Earth.

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Trash Incinerators Disproportionately Harm Black and Hispanic People

KFF Health News

Residents feared the site would not only sink their property values and threaten the environment, but also potentially harm people’s health. Even more, the locations appeared to have been selected in a way that worried civil rights and environmental advocacy groups.