Milwaukee, WI -- Keeping the lights on. That’s what utilities and energy providers proclaim they do. But what happens when utility bills become a burden – or more precisely, an over-burden? That is what’s occurring for many Black and Latinx households in Milwaukee according to a new analysis, Energy Burden in Milwaukee: Study Reveals Major Disparities & Links to Redlined Areas, from Alliance for Climate Education, Black Leaders Organizing for Community, Citizen Action of Wisconsin - North Side Rising Co-op, the Sierra Club, and Voces de la Frontera. Census data from 2013 to 2018 reveal stark contrasts in energy burdens - the percentage of income households pay for their energy bills. Households in well-off white neighborhoods may have an average energy burden of 1% or less, versus the 7 - 10% (or higher) many in predominantly Black or Latinx neighborhoods pay.
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LOS ANGELES -- Yesterday, over 1,600 gallons, or 40 barrels, of oil spilled in the Inglewood Oil Field when a shipping pipe was left open. The latest spill occurred just a few hundred feet from the Kenneth Hahn Park Playground.
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Today, the California State Water Resources Control Board will host an annual workshop to update constituents on the Salton Sea Management Plan (SSMP), the state’s plan to address public health issues and build habitat at the sea. Groups working at the Salton Sea are calling on the state to improve the SSMP, especially in its efforts to engage communities and incorporate their input into projects at the Sea.
El Presidente Joe Biden anunció hoy su Plan de Empleos en Estados Unidos, el cual se compromete a invertir equitativamente en la infraestructura del país para atacar la crisis climática y crear millones de trabajos bien remunerados.
Chicago, Illinois — A historic campaign to combat environmental racism is playing out in Chicago, led by community members from the Southeast Side of Chicago who are fed-up with decades of racist zoning and permitting laws that leave their community with contaminated air and water, and their loved ones struggling to breath.
La ex gobernadora de Michigan, Jennifer Granholm, fue confirmada por el Senado Federal como secretaria de Energía de la administración Biden.
La Comisión Senatorial sobre Medio Ambiente y Obras Públicas ha avanzado la nominación de Michael Regan para servir en la administración del Presidente Biden como administrador de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) tras una sólida votación bipartidista.
El Presidente Biden emitió una serie de órdenes sobre justicia ambiental.
El Presidente Biden actuará hoy significativamente para comandar a todo el gobierno federal que ataque la crisis climática de manera justa y equitativa.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, President Biden issued a series of sweeping orders on environmental justice.The orders included:
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Creation of a first-of-its-kind White House environmental justice interagency council to develop clear performance metrics to promote accountability;
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Installation of environmental justice officers at all federal agencies to prepare a report of recommendations on how Executive Order 12898 can be strengthened and updated;
El Presidente Biden firmó hoy una serie de órdenes ejecutivas y tomó otras decisiones, dando así una barrida completa al legado de la administración Trump y marcando el principio del proceso de atacar de lleno la crisis climática.