Disasters like Ida increase the risk of sexual, domestic and gender-based violence, which disproportionately affects women, girls and LGBTQ+ people.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, first Native American Cabinet member, told The 19th that "history doesn't change," but that "we can choose not to learn about it."
The staff of a Portland, Oregon, day center for people experiencing homelessness has worked through a heat wave this week.
Natural disasters have a disproportionate effect on women's health and earnings. President Biden's preparation funds should be spent with that in mind, several groups said.
For many advocates, it was the first time they watched a movement that was led largely by women and queer folks around a unifying cause that was not based on gender.
The interior secretary talked to The 19th about her department’s top priorities and her perspective on natural resources — plus her signature dish.
Biden climate adviser Gina McCarthy sat down with The 19th ahead of Earth Day to discuss the administration’s early efforts to address climate change in the infrastructure package, dubbed the American Jobs Plan.
Hayley Arceneaux, a 29-year-old physician assistant, was the first person selected to go on the first all-civilian spaceflight mission later this year.
The 19th reports on some of Biden’s early actions that have implications for women, people of color and LGBTQ+ Americans.
Executive orders direct federal agencies to invest in communities that have seen disproportionate environmental harm.