#environmental-racism

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fromTruthout
1 week ago

New Report Documents Racist Rot at the Core of the Petrochemical Industry

The petrochemical industry creates huge amounts of pollution and is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, primarily affecting Black, Brown, Indigenous, and poor communities.
Social justice
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Elon Musk Obtains Permit to Spew Pollution

"I can't breathe at home," Boxtown resident Alexis Humphreys told Politico earlier this year. "It smells like gas outside."
Public health
Non-profit organizations
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Gulf Coast Communities Take on Insurers Backing Trump-Approved Fossil Fuel Facilities

Insurance companies are complicit in environmental racism by supporting LNG export projects in marginalized Gulf Coast communities.
Artificial intelligence
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Thermal imaging shows xAI lied about supercomputer pollution, group says

xAI's Colossus supercomputer is facing scrutiny for potentially operating unpermitted gas turbines that may worsen pollution in Memphis.
Social justice
fromThe Atlantic
4 months ago

More Americans Are Going to Fall Into Toxic Traps

The rollback of environmental justice policies highlights significant threats to equitable environmental protections.
Environmental justice efforts emerged to combat systemic pollution disproportionately affecting marginalized communities.
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