by #AdamMahoney in #CapitalB:

"In the Bay Area, advocates say climate reparations would protect residents by fortifying the region’s shrinking coasts against flooding and removing harmful industries, including several oil refineries and pipelines, chemical plants, and landfills. Residents have been inspired by California’s first-of-its-kind Black reparations task force and a similar effort in San Francisco. Both task forces were created to deliver policy-based reparations recommendations — including for climate-related issues — to the state legislature and city council, respectively."

https://capitalbnews.org/climate-reparations-bay-area/

#BayArea #ClimateReparations #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #GlobalWarming #groundwater #SeaLevel #environment #flooding #toxic #chemicals #pollution #oil #refineries #pipelines #ChemicalPlants #landfills #racism

by #AdamMahoney in #CapitalB:

"In the aftermath of these past few weeks, the city’s Black and brown communities have been most susceptible to breathing issues, visiting local hospitals with asthma flare-ups at the highest rate."

https://capitalbnews.org/vulnerable-wildfires-poor-air-quality/

#NewYorkCity #NYC #wildfires #smoke #AirQuality #hospitals #asthma #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #climate

by #AdamMahoney in #CapitalB:

"Ultimately, when someone doesn’t have access to clean water, or water at all, that’s a consequential choice being made by those in power, explains LaTricea Adams, the founder of Black Millennials 4 Flint. And while the reasons driving the crisis look very different depending on where you live, the bottom line is the same: You can’t survive without water.

"Without access to clean water, families’ food options and hygiene practices are limited. The ways that people are able to share space with one another are tainted, and community violence levels sometimes rise as this form of divestment in Black communities persists. And residents fear the long-term effects."

https://capitalbnews.org/water-crisis-black-america/

#water #pollution #environment #racism