Protection for the rich, retreat for the poor
How the United States’ implementation of climate change adaptation programs is exacerbating inequality and breeding a new form of climate gentrification.
Johana-Marie Williams: Citizens for a Sustainable Future bridging the green gap in Black communities
For African American communities, the effects of racism on social and economic sustainability often hamper their ability to respond to various threats to their environmental...New York’s heat-vulnerable neighborhoods need to go green to cool off
The city sees itself as a climate leader, but organizers in those communities say its response to the ravages of climate change has been far...
San Francisco’s Version of a Green New Deal Is Taking Over Its Power Company
What happens when a famously left-leaning city dives into the buttoned-down business of electric utilities? San Francisco may soon find out. City officials are studying...
Vermont: 16 towns pass Town Meeting climate change resolutions
Sixteen Vermont towns passed non-binding climate change resolutions on Town Meeting Day, bringing the state total to 55 municipalities. The resolutions call for an end...
In Los Angeles, Climate-Change Gentrification Is Already Happening
The debate over gentrification is constantly raging in Los Angeles—home to the most gentrified neighborhood in America. That’s about to get significantly worse. Welcome to...
DeLeo proposes plan to counter climate change by giving power, resources to communities
House Speaker Robert DeLeo has proposed a sweeping $1 billion environmental grant program that, over the next decade, would fund municipal efforts to build renewable-energy...
D.C.’s Urban Farms Wrestle with Gentrification and Displacement
Urban farmers often hold high-minded ideals about food justice and access; they’re also often unwitting vehicles for driving out communities of color.