Environmental Justice

A 2016 law aims to address environmental inequities caused by land use policies, such as poor air quality in communities of color hemmed in by industrial facilities. But on the ground, addressing entrenched inequities baked into urban planning policies can be tough.

Before becoming an advocate for pesticide regulation, Maria Alejandra Reyes worked as a farmworker in the Central Valley for 15 years.

This past Wednesday, local environmental groups hosted a bus tour like no other: The theme was environmental justice, and it involved stops in…

Say you’re taking a walk after work and you notice a strange smell in the air. Maybe it’s nothing, or maybe it’s a chemical or a spill of some sort.…

Lost in the coverage of the extension of California's cap-and-trade system is another bill that aims to reduce local air pollution in communities like the…

Governor Jerry Brown recently said, “humanity is on a collision course with nature.” He was referring to climate change and the early advent of the fire…

Last week, the state of California released a new interactive online map that lets you look at how environmentally burdened your neighborhood is compared…

A new ranking of environmental health in California shows that many Fresno County neighborhoods rank among the worst in the state when it comes to…

Maricela Mares Alatorre says she has a “hate-hate” relationship with Kettleman City’s water, which contains unsafe amounts of naturally occurring…

When you arrive at Teresa De Anda’s house on the edge of Earlimart, you might think the biggest health threat here is her pack of dogs. But from De Anda’s…