Environmental Justice Coalition

Knowledge is one of humanity’s greatest strengths. Being able to learn and understand problems builds the basis for creating solutions.

Every year, on Friday, April 29th, millions of people will gather together and travel to open acres. They will wear their gardening gear as…

The First Earth Day

This is Puvungna. A sacred land belonging to the Tongva nation and found in California. In 2019, California State University Long Beach…

A refugee.

Facts and figures to know about environmental racism.

Let’s begin with President Joe Biden signing the Executive Order of Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, signifying his…

Hostile (anti-homeless) architecture is a form of urban design that aims to maintain order, ensure safety, control human behavior, and…

Researchers coined the term “eco-anxiety” to describe severe anxiety surrounding humanity’s relationship with the earth and environment…

“This is the time to do something to slow down the rising of sea levels.”

In November of 2018, Canadian teens sued the Canadian federal government for its inadequacy in the fight against climate change.

According to the United Nations, men’s average wages are higher than women’s in both rural and urban areas, with rural women working longer…

According to the UN, 80% of people displaced by climate change are women. They are more likely to experience poverty, have less economic…

“I am very unhappy with the choices you’ve made”

Forest fires rage through the Amazon. Oil rigs explode, polluting the seas. Companies continuously pump greenhouse gases into our…

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a technology that could reduce the fashion industry’s environmental footprint without harming production…

Around 75% of the world’s clothing items use some form of cotton. From denim to flannel, cotton is integral to the fashion industry…

Thin hair-like strands and barely visible to the eye, they fill waters, endanger aquatic species, and enter our food supplies. These…

With every clothing item added to cart or purchased at a mall, the fashion industry continues to produce tens of thousands of items a day…

West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency is a SCOTUS case concerning the scope of the powers granted to the Environmental…

From needing new clothes for a social event to shopping with friends, fashion is one of the largest and most profitable industries out…

Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw is one of the most influential Black feminist theorists in the United States, a founder of critical race theory…

What is environmental racism? Environmental racism is a term first coined by Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Director of the United Church of Christ’s…

Hazel M. Johnson was a passionate environmental justice advocate from the 1970s until her death in 2011. She fought for clean air and water…