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Food justice advocates didn't set out to save the climate. Their solutions are doing it anyway

How New York's rich history of urban gardening connects food justice and climate mitigation.
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At first, locals protested Alaska’s land sale. Now, they’re reclaiming it

The buyers plan to transform 40 acres of fire-scarred land into a sustainable, Indigenous-led farm.
Mapping the disparities of Chicago's unequal pandemic

Mapping the disparities of Chicago's unequal pandemic

Draw a map of Chicago and shade the areas with more poverty, pollution and coronavirus. It will start to look like being Black is a pre-existing condition. 
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'A savagely broken food system': Cory Booker wants radical reform ... now

Exclusive: US senator says everybody loses – except the massive corporations that have taken over America's food industry.

Communities suffering from pollution demand justice
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Communities suffering from pollution demand justice

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the corrosive legacy of environmental racism in the United States.
How Black communities are bridging the food access gap
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How Black communities are bridging the food access gap

Amid the pandemic and racial-justice uprisings, Black organizers nationwide are getting fresh, healthy food and groceries to those who need it most.
How hip hop can bring green issues to communities of color
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How hip hop can bring green issues to communities of color

The environmental movement has largely failed to connect with people of color and marginalized urban communities. By confronting issues from contaminated water to climate change, hip hop music can help bridge that divide.

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