Speaking with climate reporters about staying on the beat—because, as Bill McKibben put it, “for better or for worse, by this time next year, there’s no doubt in my mind that climate coverage will be…

Growers are calling on congressional leaders to hold the USDA accountable for ignoring the Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers.

California could put money directly into the hands of families harmed by oil drilling, testing an approach advocates hope will spread nationwide.

Years after a water crisis rocked Jackson, Mississippi, the court finds that residents have no right “to truthful information from officials.”

Proposed rule changes would leave residents with less say over pollution in their communities.

The enrollment of Black men has declined for years, raising questions about what schools can do to turn the tide.

“The chickens have come home to roost,” one resident said. “Our exact fears have come true.”

At the center of the debate in Clarksdale, Mississippi, one question lingers: What’s the right development for a dying town?

The two neighboring towns have a majority Black population, but residents fear that the jobs are not reaching them.

“No one's coming to save these communities. They have to fight for themselves.”

“This is my home...I have no other realistic option.”

A court ruling could revive critical local projects--though the administration may appeal.

Amid recent attacks on voting rights, Delaware’s model could offer a path forward for Black voters elsewhere, advocates say.

The misinformation about Nolan Wells’ lineage is distracting from his family’s search for answers.

“Right now, we are in a housing crisis. We are in a financial crisis,” one student explained.

Trump promised to cut power bills, but instead nearly 100 million households are behind on utility payments, with Black households holding the most debt.

Since 2022, a Black Muslim American mother of seven has fought to inherit land her third great-grandfather purchased in rural Mississippi.

The family of Savanna Jones says the tragedy exposes hazing culture that extends beyond fraternities and athletic teams.

With a federal plan to dam the Pearl River nearly set, Mississippi residents fear the effects downstream.

In rural Louisiana, white and Black churches see the company's plan to build America's biggest AI complex very differently.

Local law enforcement found a body on Horn Island matching the description of the 18-year-old's and is waiting for DNA testing.

Did 47 Alabama newspapers die on a single day and no one noticed? (Hint: No, they didn't.)

From Memphis to Newark, Black communities are bracing for dangerous heat that scientists say will become more common.

Community leaders are helping Haitian families make legal and family care plans as protections come to an end.

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For the first time, the rate is surpassing that of their white peers. It's a generational warning that public health officials have yet to match with resources.

Through her academies, she hopes to build a happier, more inclusive vision of gymnastics — one rooted in fun and community as much as competition.

The community of Royal, Florida, is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but not without restrictions.

The decision could ramp up redistricting efforts to dismantle majority-Black congressional districts, advocates say.

After the most destructive urban tornado in years, a historic Black community is rebuilding largely on its own.

Los Angeles fired its chief heat officer. And its climate emergency office has been hollowed out.

In America’s most surveilled city, a community loses forest land and gains a network of AI-enabled cameras.

Unhoused residents warn a Louisiana bill punishes survival in a state already leading the nation in poverty and incarceration.

A group of “non-African American” voters could deny Black residents another champion in Congress.

In March, for the first time, renewables supplied more power to the U.S. than natural gas, a milestone in the transition to clean power. However, rising power demand is complicating the shift away from fossil fuels by extending the lives of many aging coal power plants.

Germany’s universal health care system, though far from perfect, has become a refuge for those seeking care and stability.

“The chickens have come home to roost,” one resident said. “Our exact fears have come true.”

Cahokia Heights, ​a Black Illinois community, was already drowning in sewage. Now it faces the loss of crucial federal repair money.

As corporate investors snap up Atlanta homes and drive up prices, nearly two-fifths of state legislators meant to regulate them are personally invested in the state’s housing market.

The school is one of more than a dozen Florida colleges that have partnered with ICE amid a statewide push for closer immigration enforcement.

From Altadena to Alabama, Black families learn the real catastrophe starts after the disaster, when insurers decide who is worth saving.

County committees may not be as powerful as they were at the height of Jim Crow, but the system still has serious consequences for Black producers.