Public Health & Workers
Climate Resilience and the Failure of the Healthcare Market
There has been growing attention on the failure of key markets to keep pace with climate change, including the housing, insurance, and utilities markets, and the dire consequences for communities […]
Webinar: Leveraging State Law to Address Local Pollution Burden
In this webinar we explored how pollution burdens disproportionately impact frontline communities and the innovative state-level policy solutions that are making a way forward. This event delved into the structural […]
New EPA Data Sheds Light on Communities Affected by Polluted Drinking Water
This month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new drinking water dataset that has now been incorporated into the Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool (EJScreen). For the […]
Where EPA Falls Short, States Lead the Way on Addressing Pollution Burden in Disadvantaged Communities
PM2.5 is considered the most dangerous common air pollutant for health and is associated with as many as 200,000 excess deaths annually in the United States, many at exposure levels below previous EPA standards.
Recommendations to SEOs for immigrant inclusion in home energy rebates program
As climate disasters increase in frequency and severity, the workforce performing cleanup and restoration largely consists of migrant workers, who are frequently exposed to hazards like mold, asbestos, and lead, and may also be vulnerable to labor exploitation and wage theft.
Louisiana’s Title VI Legal Decision: Civil Rights for Environmental Justice Communities at Risk
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is essential for environmental justice communities. This latest case, Louisiana v. EPA, prohibited the EPA] and the U.S. DOJ from addressing preliminary findings of discrimination that would have relieved some of the health and environmental burdens communities in “Cancer Alley.”
HHS Engages Healthcare Providers in Climate Solutions: Opportunities, Models, and Barriers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a new initiative to mobilize the healthcare sector, particularly safety net providers, to take advantage of opportunities in the […]
IG Live: Climate Justice and Mental Health with Dr. Britt Wray
Watch our IG livestream with Dr. Britt Wray, author of “Generation Dread” and Director of CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry in the Stanford School of Medicine, where discuss the way that […]
Curbing Pollution in Frontline Communities
Across the United States, Black, Indigenous, and communities of color are disproportionately impacted by pollution and environmental health disparities. Environmental health disparities exist when communities exposed to a combination of […]
Community-Created Solutions to Climate Vulnerability and Resilience: A Case Study in Six Frontline Communities
Using a case study approach in six frontline communities, Just Solutions has developed a Prioritizing Frontline Communities Framework that assesses the “pre-existing” economic, health, and infrastructure conditions that affect the […]
