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Jessica Kutz
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A mother-daughter duo wants healthy environments to be guaranteed in state constitutions
Maya and Anneke van Rossum’s proposed Green Amendments are part of a multigenerational effort to guarantee Americans the right to clean air, water, land and climate.
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Principal historian Turkiya Lowe is reshaping how the National Park Service tells the American story
Lowe, the first Black person and the first woman to oversee the history taught in the parks system, is focused on everyday people and unsung heroes.
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Women are less likely to buy electric vehicles than men. Here’s what’s holding them back.
The United States is pouring more money into electric vehicle infrastructure and rebates, but safety and affordability could be behind the gender gap between men and women owners.
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How can we shield children from the impacts of climate change? Investments in schools can help.
A group of researchers and advocates are urging California to upgrade its education infrastructure to help residents and students adapt to the climate crisis.
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‘You need water for everything’: Pregnant people and parents struggle to find safe water in Jackson
While water service has been returned to the Mississippi city’s general population, lead contamination is still making tap water unusable for pregnant people and young children.
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This student was overwhelmed by ‘alarmist’ environmental education. So she designed her own college course.
Sage Lenier’s sustainability course at UC Berkeley focuses on solutions. Now she’s launching a nonprofit to equip students with the knowledge to help solve the climate crisis.
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Mothers of the movement: Black environmental justice activists reflect on the women who have paved the way
Described as “the backbone of the environmental justice movement,” these women pioneered the work to protect communities.
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Can women help fill the shortage of trade workers? Unions are betting on it.
But with only about 2 percent of tradespersons identifying as women, recruitment and retention initiatives by unions are just scratching the surface.
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She grew up under water boil advisories in Jackson. Now she’s bringing environmental justice to the EPA.
In her community outreach role for the EPA, Rosemary Enobakhare is working to prioritize communities in need while “shining a light” on issues affecting them most.
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Firefighters’ careers could be impacting their reproductive health
High temperatures, stress and the ‘forever chemicals’ firefighters are exposed to could be factors in pregnancy and fertility complications, new research shows.