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
Advanced Nuclear Energy: Impacts and Considerations
Energy demand in the United States is rapidly rising, and electricity use from data centers is growing just as quickly. By 2030, data centers are projected to consume more electricity … Read more
