Color Of Climate

But replacing them might not be as easy as previously thought — This is The Color of Climate, a weekly column from Future Human exploring how climate change and other environmental issues uniquely impact the future of communities of color. A group of public health and environmental researchers from across the United States are calling for reforms in how we regulate a…

California was once the leading producer of oil and gas in the United States, and is slow to move away from fossil fuels — This is The Color of Climate, a weekly column from Future Human exploring how climate change and other environmental issues uniquely impact the future of communities of color. On the outskirts of Bakersfield, California, it doesn’t take much effort to stumble upon an oil or gas well.

Some say trading water as a commodity could help mitigate future water crises, but others are highly skeptical — This is The Color of Climate, a weekly column from Future Human exploring how climate change and other environmental issues uniquely impact the future of communities of color. In 2016, California experienced one of the worst droughts in the history of the state. Over 100 million trees died and billions…

New research shows the U.S. is among the world’s top plastic polluters but isn’t doing its part to clean up — This is The Color of Climate, a weekly column from Future Human exploring how climate change and other environmental issues uniquely impact the future of communities of color. In late 2018, I traveled to Kenya with a colleague on a reporting trip. On one of my few days off, I…

Extreme heat threatens us all — but some people more than others — This is The Color of Climate, a weekly column from OneZero exploring how climate change and other environmental issues uniquely impact the future of communities of color. A historic heat wave that scorched the southwestern United States last weekend set a new high-temperature record in Los Angeles County. …

For some activists, the Great American Outdoors Act isn’t all that great — This is The Color of Climate, a weekly column from OneZero exploring how climate change and other environmental issues uniquely impact the future of communities of color. Last week, Donald Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act into law. The bill, which was passed by Congress with bipartisan support, will…

After decades of exposure to nauseating pollution, activists and residents filed a civil rights complaint against the state — This is The Color of Climate, a weekly column from OneZero exploring how climate change and other environmental issues uniquely impact the future of communities of color. The U.S. Ecology hazardous waste facility is located in a predominantly Black area in Detroit. Residents say that fumes and odors from the…

Research says children suffered physical and mental health as a result of the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history — This is The Color of Climate, a weekly column from OneZero exploring how climate change and other environmental issues uniquely impact the future of communities of color. A Google Image search of “Deepwater Horizon aftermath” brings up an onslaught of sludge — pictures of animals, detritus, and large swaths of…

New research reveals a troubling correlation between lead exposure and incarceration — This is The Color of Climate, a weekly column from OneZero exploring how climate change and other environmental issues uniquely impact the future of communities of color. Remember the water crisis in Flint, Michigan? Even though it began in 2014, there are still families there who bathe their children in…