The Coronavirus Crisis
Coronavirus Strikes Latino Families Near California's Salton Sea
People who live near the dying lake are caught in a perfect storm of environmental neglect, poverty, and Covid-19.
Environment
Half of Oklahoma Is “Indian Country.” What If All Native Treaties Were Upheld?
From the Grand Canyon to Mount Rushmore, if the routinely flouted U.S. treaties with Indigenous people were honored, this would be a very different country.
Bad Chemistry
Scientists Pin Blame for Some Coronavirus Deaths on Air Pollution, PFAS, and Other Chemicals
Scientists say that low levels of industrial chemicals like PFAS, BPA, and phthalates are linked with conditions that make Covid-19 worse.
Louisiana Environmental Activists Charged With “Terrorizing” for Nonviolent Stunt Targeting Plastics Giant
The two environmental activists face 15 years of prison in the latest instance of the criminalization of dissent.
The Coronavirus Pandemic and Police Violence Have Reignited the Fight Against Toxic Racism
“Whether we can’t breathe because of toxic pollution or policing,” says Robert Bullard, “it’s the same systemic racism that is killing us.”
The Coronavirus Crisis
This Hurricane Season, the Coronavirus Pandemic Is Complicating Disaster Response Plans
Experts predict an “above-normal” hurricane season, and officials planning a response will have to take into account social distancing.
Iowa Quietly Passes Its Third Ag-Gag Bill After Constitutional Challenges
The bill would create a new crime called “food operation trespass,” in yet another attempt to penalize activists for uncovering conditions at factory farms.
A Powerful Petrochemical Lobbying Group Advanced Anti-Protest Legislation in the Midst of the Pandemic
West Virginia is one of several states that have taken advantage of the pandemic to ease the construction of controversial oil and gas projects.
Bad Chemistry
New PFAS Chemical Contamination Discovered in New Jersey
Eight variations of a newly identified group of PFAS compounds were found near a Solvay plant in West Deptford, New Jersey.
Judge Rules That Attorney Steven Donziger Must Remain Under House Arrest Until September
The environmental lawyer who sued Chevron will have spent 13 months in home detention awaiting trial on charges that carry a maximum sentence of six months.