Abre’ Conner, the group's director of climate and environmental justice, discusses how policy leaves Black communities vulnerable to pollution — and how that can change with the midterms.
The Biden administration released a plan to invest in more midwives to address the maternal health crisis.
As wildfires worsen and the state faces a firefighter shortage, a California pilot program aims to recruit women to fight fires. But the field remains full of obstacles.
Dollie Burwell sees the announcement as a full circle moment after her community raised the profile of environmental racism 40 years ago.
Women and nonbinary experts and activists in the climate movement are frequently cast as overly emotional, irrational and even un-American.
A disaster researcher looks at how Mississippi’s infrastructure failure threatens the health of its youngest and most vulnerable.
Chemicals including melamine and cyanuric acid were found in nearly all participants, but the highest levels were in women of color.
The move comes after nearly 600 women's rights organizations signed an open letter asking the international body to back out of the partnership.
In a profession dominated by men, solar training nonprofits and trade unions are providing networking opportunities, creating caregiving pilots and training men to be better allies against harassment.
The investment in climate action from the Inflation Reduction Act will help create millions of jobs. But experts say changes are needed for women to reap those benefits.