Climate & Social Justice

R.I.’s Transition to Renewable Energy Must Be Swift and Just

Eco Justice for All in R.I.

For R.I.’s Disenfranchised Populations, Their Next-Door Neighbor is Often Pollution

Car Culture Drives Rhode Island’s Climate Inaction

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides a fairly new mapping tool called EJScreen that helps identify geographical areas where vulnerable populations have higher environmental burdens to overcome. The EPA says […]

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Environmental Justice Movement Continues to Dodge Dirty Obstacles

Snarl of Issues Creates Environmental Injustice

Climate Crisis Turns Up Heat On Marginalized Communities

Environmental injustices and the apathetic attitudes that allow them to fester collide head-on in two neighborhoods along Providence's toxic waterfront. This intersection of societal inequality highlights the numerous environmental-justice issues Rhode Island faces.

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New Report Outlines Equitable Climate Action Plan for Rhode Island

Ocean State Confronts Environmental Justice Along Its Coast

Push Made to Make Public Street a Coastal Right of Way Again

PROVIDENCE — Attorney General Peter Neronha has filed a motion to intervene in the Sea 3 Providence LLC project before the Energy Facility Siting Board. His office is concerned the project could impact nearby neighborhoods already burdened by industrial operations and the associated air pollution.

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Enough is Enough: Polluted Providence Neighborhoods Sick of Fossil Fuels

Study Finds Black People in Rhode Island Exposed to Higher Levels of Air Pollution

Interfaith and Advocacy Collaboration Could Drive Climate Action

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Climate & Social Justice

EPA’s Environmental Justice Tool Designed to Map, Protect Vulnerable Populations

Environmental Injustices Dumped on Two Providence Neighborhoods Illuminate Impacts of Structural Racism

Attorney General Intervenes in Proposed Fossil Fuel Plan That Concerns Port of Providence Neighbors