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Researchers demonstrate the impact of increased flooding on Native American communities in Oklahoma. Credit: Weather, Climate, and Society (2023). DOI: 10.1175/WCAS-D-23-0005.1 As the climate, demographics and land usage continue to change, tribal communities in Oklahoma are increasingly at risk of severe weather. A recent study led by Yang Hong with the University of Oklahoma examines these changes and the risks they pose.…

Impacts of a $40 per ton global carbon price on different age groups in 31 countries. Credit: Tiana et al. As the human population ages, carbon pricing policies may disproportionately harm low-income seniors, according to a study published in PNAS Nexus. Carbon pricing policies are designed to reduce carbon emissions by improving the competitiveness of…

Toxic chemicals linked to cancer and heart disease are disproportionately polluting water sources in Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in the US, a new study shows, providing new evidence of environmental impacts targeting communities of color.Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals” for their extreme persistence in the environment, are toxic byproducts of heat-resistant materials. They’re widely used in aerospace, construction, automotive, and electronics industries. Because of their…

An investigation by The Voice has found that West African artists, particularly Afrobeats artists, are being disproportionately rejected when applying for visas to perform in the UK.According to several high-profile figures in the West African music industry, Afrobeats artists are being turned away by Suella Braverman’s Home Office as a rule of thumb and there are echoes of the UK government’s prejudices against dancehall artists in the ‘80s and ‘90s.In The Voice’s report, they found that at least 20 artists had been…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Victorian courts disproportionally penalized poor families when they heard child neglect cases, a new study suggests. Juries treated parents—particularly mothers—more harshly if they were working class, the analysis shows. The middle classes were seldomly charged for offenses related to child neglect, and…

Credit: Stanford University Researchers have long wondered if the IRS uses its audit powers equitably. And now we have learned that it does not. Black taxpayers receive IRS audit notices at least 2.9 times (and perhaps as much as 4.7 times) more often than non-Black taxpayers, according to a new paper by Daniel E. Ho, the William…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Nationwide, children who are removed from their homes by child protective services for fewer than 30 days are overwhelmingly Asian American, Black or Native American, raising questions about the impartiality of states' child welfare systems and policies, according to a Rutgers study. "Removing…

The burial efficiency of organic carbon as derived from deposition and mineralization rates versus the Mass Accumulation Rate (MAR) or total MAR (MARtot) quantified for a range of marine settings. The hadal data of the current study are plotted along with previous values collected at a depth range from 10 to 5,330 m compiled in Canfield (1993) and Glud et al. (1998). Credit: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences (2022). DOI:…

Mehul Reuben DasDec 09, 2022 10:55:41 ISTWhen Elon Musk went on a termination spree at Twitter, everyone following the matter knew that a bunch of lawsuits were headed his way which would accuse him and the company of wrongful termination. Twitter and Elon Musk have been accused of targeting women and other employees on paternity leaves and maternity leaves. Twitter has also been accused of targeting people with disabilities. Image Credit: AFP A class-action lawsuit has now been filed by a number of women who were laid…

The report, "Freedom Denied: How the Culture of Detention Created a Federal Jailing Crisis," draws upon two years of court-watching and interviews by UChicago researchers. Credit: Shutterstock.com The Federal Criminal Justice Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School has announced the release of the first national investigation of federal pretrial detention. The report, which identifies a "federal jailing crisis" that…