The LeConte’s thrasher has always been elusive—its pale plumage blends into the desert landscapes it calls home. But the sand-colored songbird is growing even more difficult to spot. Its population … Read more
Nature as Resilience for Environmental Justice
Decades of discriminatory planning, disinvestment, and exclusion have led to Black, brown, indigenous, and low-income communities being disproportionately exposed to environmental hazards while being denied environmental benefits. In particular, environmental … Read more
A Bird’s Eye View of Data Centers
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to take flight over one of the country’s data center hotspots. Within the hour, I got a bird’s-eye view of what attracts … Read more
We Knew that Gary, Indiana Was Vulnerable.
On August 11, winds reaching 99 miles per hour tore through Gary, Indiana, as part of a powerful derecho that swept across the Midwest. The storm caused significant damage to … Read more
Meet NWF’s Environmental Justice Advisory Council: Reverend Leo Woodberry
This blog is part of a series introducing National Wildlife Federation’s Environmental Justice Advisory Council (EJAC). Established in 2023, the EJAC provides advice and guidance not only to the Environmental … Read more
Environmental Justice and the Path to Citizenship: Part 2
This is the second blog in a two-part series on environmental justice and local civic engagement. In the first blog, I spoke with EJ Policy Advocate Aurora Rugerio with CAUSE … Read more
Environmental Justice Through Civic Engagement at a Local and State Level: Part 1
This is the first in a two-part series on environmental justice and local civic engagement. Next, we’ll talk with the founders and coordinators of Swap Meet Justice/Justicia Tianguera about what … Read more
The AI Data Center Boom Is an Environmental Justice Crisis
The rapid expansion of data centers to power artificial intelligence (AI) is often described as a story of modern technology, innovation, and economic development. But for many environmental justice communities, … Read more
Deep Breaths: How One Community Took on Industry Pollution and Won
Barb Pace sits in a room with several neighbors at the Shenango Coke Works plant on Neville Island, just north of Pittsburgh, attending yet another company-hosted luncheon. It was one … Read more
Druid Heights to Jones Falls: Community Watershed Connections in Baltimore
Sitting within the Jones Fall Watershed, a sub-watershed of the Chesapeake Bay, lies Druid Heights in West Baltimore, one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods. The state of Maryland has identified … Read more
