Environmental Justice
Study estimates 46.6 million Americans live within a mile of fossil fuel infrastructure
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A nationwide analysis published in Environmental Research Letters estimates that 46.6 million people—about 14.1% of the contiguous U.S. population—live within roughly a mile of fossil fuel infrastructure. Led by Boston University researchers, the study finds higher exposure in predominantly nonwhite and urban communities and calls for closer scrutiny of mid–supply-chain facilities.
A new white paper from Climate Cardinals highlights how English-dominant climate science and disaster alerts exclude much of the world, particularly Indigenous peoples. In 2023, wildfires in Canada's Yellowknife forced over 19,000 evacuations, with alerts issued only in English and French, not in nine official Indigenous languages. The report calls for a global fund to support translations of climate data and warnings.
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Neels Loff, born into a fishing family in Hawston in 1976, found himself excluded from South Africa's quota system despite earning a skipper's license. Forced into what authorities call poaching, he describes a life of night dives and dangers driven by survival needs. His story highlights the injustices faced by indigenous fishermen in a broken regulatory framework.