climate justice

Haze from wildfire smoke obscures a view of San Francisco from across the water. Everything in the photo appears yellow, orange, or brown with the pollution in the air.

Nick Herasimenka/Unsplash

August 4, 2021

Let’s Make Fossil Fuel Polluters Pay—Five Ways to Thwart Their Smokescreen

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

Jonathan Ford/Unsplash

June 23, 2021

Using Science for Equitable Policies: A framework for climate scientists

UCS Science Network

Steve Rhodes/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

April 2, 2021

Six Ways Chevron Imperils Climate, Human Rights, and Racial Justice

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

NREL

October 9, 2020

Climate Justice and the Debate about Community Solar on Farmland

UCS Science Network

September 28, 2020

My Testimony on Climate Change Before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

US Air Force

May 8, 2020

We Need a New Normal Post-COVID-19 That’s Not a Death Sentence to Black People

Adrienne Hollis
Senior Climate Justice and Health Scientist

Anthony Eyring/UCS

April 22, 2020

An Earth Day Conversation About Environmental Justice With Pioneer Vernice Miller-Travis

Adrienne Hollis
Senior Climate Justice and Health Scientist

Fabrice Florin

December 17, 2019

Environmental Justice in 2019: Impacts and Anniversaries

Adrienne Hollis
Senior Climate Justice and Health Scientist

Photo: Barry M. Goldwater Historic Photograph Collection (FP FPC 1, Box 8, Folder 1. Historic Photographs, Places: Canals and Irrigation. 1890-1901. Arizona Collection, Arizona State University

April 22, 2019

Climate Justice Requires Prioritization of The Poor and Vulnerable

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

Photo: FEMO

November 7, 2018

Climate Changes Health: The Backstory is the Front Story

UCS Science Network

National Guard

September 12, 2018

Los peligros escondidos del huracán ‘Florence’: mareas catastróficas e inundaciones al interior amenazan a comunidades rurales y de bajos recursos

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

National Guard

September 11, 2018

The Hidden Dangers of Hurricane Florence: Catastrophic Storm Surge and Inland Flooding Threatens Rural and Low-Income Communities

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

June 1, 2018

The difference between 4,645 and 64 deceased in the aftermath of Hurricane María is… science

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

May 30, 2018

Weathering the Storm: Building Community Resilience in Environmental Justice Communities

UCS Science Network

The wildfires in northern California in 2017 destroyed more than 8,000 structures, exacerbating the existing housing crisis and creating a jobs shortage for low-income workers, especially farmworkers, domestic workers, and workers in the tourism industry. Photo: National Guard

February 13, 2018

Why Climate Change and Equity Matter for Infrastructure: An Interview with Chione Flegal of PolicyLink

Jamesine Rogers Gibson
Former contributor

Coast Guard News/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 (Flickr)

September 8, 2017

Recovery After Hurricane Harvey: Will There Be Justice for All?

Charise Johnson
Former contributor

NOAA #dataviz shows high temperatures setting in as a heat dome begins to bake the U.S., July 18 2016. http://go.usa.gov/xaaPB

July 20, 2016

What Does "Clean Energy Access for All" Mean in the Context of a Dangerous Heat Wave?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

June 17, 2016

Another Record Month for Global Warming Highlights the Importance of Climate Justice

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

August 21, 2015

Crazy Hot Days, Crazy Warm Nights: A New Study on Climate Change in California’s Central Valley

Roberto Mera
Former contributor

July 9, 2015

Climate Justice: Why Vulnerable Communities Need Resilience Investments

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director