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Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 24, 2023
Unfortunately, historically resilient communities, especially Black, Latine, and Native American communities, are disproportionately exposed to ethylene oxide, like how historically resilient communities are exposed to other toxic chemicals.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 19, 2022
But as much as we’d like to think those are in the past now, that is not true—for those impacted, the work of recovery has hardly begun and will not be finished for years to come, if at all. In addition to the direct impacts of these events, indirect impacts affecting health and well-being often compound with other risks.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
The UCS analysis reveals the inequitable toll of this poor regulation: more than 14 million people in the US live within five miles of these facilities, and they are disproportionately communities of color, low-income communities, and non-English speaking communities.
Legal Planet
JUNE 21, 2023
To meet all of these goals, onshore communities will host new infrastructure projects and installations such as transmission lines, port expansions, and manufacturing facilities for offshore wind components. Communities near offshore-wind-serving ports, like the Port of Long Beach , may also be impacted by factors like increased traffic.
Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital
As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. How you can start to develop projects to promote climate risk in your communities.
Legal Planet
APRIL 19, 2023
The report provides recommendations for actions by the California Legislature to soften the impacts of past discrimination in how––and under what circumstances––local governments permit polluting land uses in overburdened communities. Each case study includes several vignettes highlighting specific projects in each jurisdiction.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 1, 2022
Below I dig into a little bit more about what is actually in the proposal, and why it is so insufficient to tackle the widespread environmental harms that face freight-impacted communities. The net impact of these windfall credits awarded for status quo deployment is bonkers. Justice delayed Is justice denied.
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