environmental justice

A historic amount of money is being spent on urban tree planting and maintenance in underserved, often concrete-covered neighborhoods across the country.

High-income countries have long sent their waste abroad to be thrown away or recycled — and an independent team of experts says they’re inundating the developing world with much more plastic than previously estimated.

Rosa Franklin of Tacoma was the first African American woman elected to the Washington state Senate. And she put environmental equity on the map here. Environment reporter Bellamy Pailthorp speaks to "Senator Rosa" in the KNKX studios.

Washington-based nonprofit EarthGen originally focused on a green school certification program. But teachers asked for more: help addressing climate change and environmental injustice in the classroom.

Environmental justice will be center stage Monday morning in Seattle’s Duwamish River Valley. That's where Gov. Jay Inslee is signing the so-called “HEAL…

Environmental justice became part of federal law in 1990. Washington might soon catch up. A proposed state law would infuse the concept into the work of…

As state lawmakers gear up for the new legislative session, advocates for environmental justice are urging them to pass the HEAL Act of 2021. The acronym…

As they prepare for the next legislative session, state lawmakers are reviewing a report that calls for laws to ensure environmental justice.It comes from…

Climate action advocates say they’re hopeful they’ll see more success in Olympia, when lawmakers return to session. A recent webinar with several…

A bill that would address environmental justice is still alive in the state Legislature.The so-called Healthy Environment for All, or HEAL, Act passed the…