By addressing racial disparities in environmental grantmaking and empowering our communities with resources and support, we can ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in a cleaner, greener, and more just world.
Debra Shore and Michigan’s Micah Ragland, who touts his Flint environmental justice record, compete to be the Midwest’s Environmental Protection Agency chief.
Water issues are gaining new prominence in the Democratic presidential race as candidates react to rising concerns about drinking water pollution, failing infrastructure, and the perceived inability of government to fix the problems.
“Our real message is the high variability should be what we’re planning and making changes on,” said Richard B. Rood, a professor in the University of Michigan's Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering.
