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Four Black people sit in a small motorized boat as it moves up a flooded street toward prefabricated and mobile homes. The boat is near the bottom right of the image and is pointed toward center-left. All four people face away from the viewer. The sky is blue but mostly clouded over.

News

Black Neighborhoods Will Bear Future Flood Burden

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 4 March 20224 March 2022

Climate change, shifting populations, and infrastructure development in risky areas compound future flood loss risk.

A gray and tan pipeline crosses horizontally along the bottom of the image with a bright orange plastic construction fence draped over it. A yellow sign reading “Warning: Petroleum Pipeline” sits in the center of the image. In the background are a tall wooden fence, the top of a two-story house, bare trees, and a clear blue sky.

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A Gas Pipeline Investigation Built on Community-Centered Ideas

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 17 December 2021

From developing a research question to enacting solutions, environmental justice requires community engagement in every step of the scientific process.

Aerial view of the Washington Monument and the White House, with city buildings in the background

Research Spotlights

Air Pollution Poses Inequitable Health Risks in Washington, D.C.

by Alexandra K. Scammell 23 November 202123 November 2021

Certain health risks are greatest in neighborhoods with higher proportions of people of color and lower levels of income and education.

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Below Aging U.S. Dams, a Potential Toxic Calamity

by J. Dinneen and A. Kennedy 11 June 20217 March 2022

Documents suggest that in more than 80 U.S. locations, the failure of an aging dam could flood a major toxic waste site.

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