The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is recommending limits on consumption of certain freshwater fish from the middle and lower Cape Fear River based on concerns about exposure to PFOS found in fish sampled.
In Eastern and Central North Carolina, Black, Native, and non-white Hispanic rural and suburban communities are more likely to live within a 3-mile radius of a hog farm than their white counterparts.
Environmental Justice continues to be a challenge in North Carolina. Bills like HB 600 and SB 678 are pivotal in why communities continually face EJ issues.
Green spaces play an important role in mitigating harmful environmental impacts and can also help to make low-income neighborhoods less vulnerable to climate and health risks by lowering temperature, improving air quality, and mitigating flooding.
In a recent report, scientific research supports how climate change affects maternal and fetal health — increasing concern for reproductive justice and the impact of the environment on pregnancy.
In April, the North Carolina Black Alliance collaborated with the NC A&T State University Earth and Environmental Science Club to host a program on bridging holistic wellness and environmental justice.
Food insecurity can be a pressing concern for college students who live on or near campus, especially for universities in food-insecure communities that do not prioritize nutritious food and its accessibility.
NC Black Alliance is among a group of organizations whose efforts to participate in a lawsuit are being challenged by Chemours and the Environmental Protection Agency.
U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan announced a $3 billion investment in Environmental & Climate Justice during the 40th Anniversary Environmental Justice event held in Warren County.
The North Carolina Black Alliance supported Black Voters Matter and North Carolina A&T State University in a water collection event addressing the environmental justice crisis in Jackson, MS.