Skyrocketing premiums and climate-driven risks are disproportionately affecting Black homeowners, who often reside in vulnerable areas due to the lasting effects of historical...
Communities can now apply for financial, technical help planning for extreme heat

The Center for Heat Resilient Communities (CHRC), as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, has opened applications for up to 10 communities to receive $10,000 and technical assistance to create Heat Resilience Roadmaps. Funded through the Inflation Reduction Act, these resources aim to help communities mitigate the effects of extreme heat, which threatens public health and infrastructure. Applicants, including local governments and NGOs, will outline strategies to address heat-related risks, especially for vulnerable populations, and collaborate with community groups. The CHRC, based at UCLA, integrates research and decision-making tools to guide local and federal heat resilience efforts. Applications are open until January 24, 2025.
A new study published in Nature reveals that current sea levels are an average of 20 to 30 centimeters higher than previously assumed in over 90% of coastal hazard assessments...
According to a study published in Communications Earth & Environment, climate change is making access to drinkable water more difficult and less reliable in the United States.
Growing evidence shows that poor and Black, Latino and other racial and ethnic groups are typically more vulnerable than white people to pollution and climate-driven floods...
A 2024 report reveals that just 32 fossil fuel companies, led by state-owned giants like Saudi Aramco and Coal India, were responsible for half of the world's total CO2 emissions.
Neptune Flood proposes phasing out the National Flood Insurance Program, arguing private insurers can better assess risk using AI. Critics warn this shift may leave flood-prone...
The Trump administration's E.P.A. will no longer include the monetary value of human lives saved from pollution reductions in rulemaking. This shift may ease the repeal...
Environmental groups have filed suit against the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy, claiming it violated legal and constitutional obligations...
EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming's causes. Scientists call it misleading
EPA removed fossil-fuel references from its climate causes page, emphasizing natural factors. Scientists and former officials say the change misleads the public...
Fossil fuel companies are massively expanding plastic production to offset declining fuel demand. This shift drives pollution, harms public health...
In northeast Houston, residents are creating solar-powered “hub homes” to serve as community refuges during power outages, filling the gap left by the lack of formal resilience...
Houston’s air pollution, especially PM2.5, is rising again, disproportionately affecting marginalized communities near industry...
Internal documents and whistleblower accounts reveal that Trump appointees at HUD have gutted enforcement of the Fair Housing Act, slashing staff, blocking cases,
Houston leads major U.S. cities in poverty, with 21.2% of residents—over 500,000 people—living below the federal threshold...
After 26 years at EPA, environmental justice pioneer Charles Lee retires and joins Howard University’s Environmental and Climate Justice Center, arguing that despite Trump...















