KALAMAZOO, MI — The Kalamazoo City Commission has delayed its decision on a tax abetment request for an expanding factory, to wait for more information that is expected to come out on the issue. The city commission delayed making a decision about a 5-year tax abatement for Graphic Packaging InternationalContinue Reading
A recent CMI Race webinar, Raising Awareness & Skills, addressed the key managerial issues that are holding organisations back from eradicating racism at work. Our webinar identified two crucial steps – raising awareness and improving skills training – but also that these require significant investment, time and collective will fromContinue Reading
OPINION: While America may not have created the hurricane itself, it has certainly created the figurative storm of housing inequity, health disparities and environmental racism Nearly half a million people in Louisiana remain without power. The estimated wait time until power will return — 20 days to a month. OnContinue Reading
Beside the airport on the outskirts of Cluj-Napoca, one of Romania’s fastest growing cities, lies an enormous landfill site. As you fly in, it’s easy to miss the multicolored roofs scattered between rolling green turf and mounds of waste. But at ground level, the area is teeming with life. Horse-drawnContinue Reading
Beside the airport on the outskirts of Cluj-Napoca, one of Romania’s fastest growing cities, lies an enormous landfill site. As you fly in, it’s easy to miss the multicolored roofs scattered between rolling green turf and mounds of waste. But at ground level, the area is teeming with life. Horse-drawnContinue Reading
“I can’t breathe.” That phrase has become synonymous with the fight against police violence, but it also applies to another important civil rights issue: environmental justice. Historically, Black communities, from big cities to rural enclaves, have suffered disproportionately from the consequences of environmental abuse and neglect, and climate change isContinue Reading
Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. ExxonMobil isn’t exactly known for being an environmental justice champion. But accordingContinue Reading
ExxonMobil isn’t exactly known for being an environmental justice champion. But according to a scorecard published last week, the oil major is dead last among the S&P 500 companies when it comes to racial equity and environmental racism. The scorecard was compiled by the shareholder advocacy group As You Sow,Continue Reading
The Fight for Environmental Justice in Michigan is the most recent documentary release by MLive.com. To see all of MLive’s EMMY award winning documentaries, click here. Smokestacks and semi-trucks are the persistent backdrop to life in the 48217 zip code. The predominately minority community in Southwest Detroit is often calledContinue Reading
An engaging new exhibit at the Joseloff Gallery at the University of Hartford in West Hartford will include a focus on environmental concerns, racial injustice, and the pandemic, and will include free, interactive activities. Submitted Although most Americans are relishing a return to summer fun, art aficionados are eagerly anticipatingContinue Reading
