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A debate is underway in ornithology on whether to retain bird names honoring men
who were enslavers, grave robbers and supremacists who defended the Southern
cause.
over 2 years ago
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Leah Penniman is teaching people of color to work the land without tilling and
pesticides that harm the land and air. Hundreds are on a waiting list to learn.
over 2 years ago
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Brentwood residents are opposed to a school-bus terminal in the area, and the
city has denied the community’s request for an environmental impact assessment
over 2 years ago
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If the planet warms 2 degrees Celsius, new report warns, Black people are 40
percent more likely to live in places where extreme temperatures will cause more
deaths.
over 2 years ago
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South Carolina destroyed Black homes to build I-26 and I-526 without much
engagement. The state vowed to engage residents for a new project, but it still
plans to take their homes.
over 2 years ago
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The facility relocated from Chicago’s affluent North Side to its working-class South Side, igniting a controversy over race, class and politics. Federal intervention and a hunger strike followed.
over 2 years ago
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Negotiators in Glasgow, Scotland, must find a way to scale up the use of
renewable energy in developing nations as they transition away from fossil
fuels.
about 2 years ago
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A permit that would have allowed owners to move a troubled metal scrapyard from a wealthy area in the city to a working-class area was denied.
almost 2 years ago
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The administration is calling on residents to use a “beta version” of its Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool over the next 60 days.
almost 2 years ago
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says white-nose syndrome has driven 97 to 100 percent population decline.
almost 2 years ago
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The American Ornithological Society says it will alter all human names of North American birds, starting with up to 80 species.
3 months ago