Environmental racism

Officials in Alabama “engaged in a consistent pattern of inaction and/or neglect” when handling a rural Black community’s issues with their sewage, a Biden administration investigation into a long-standing environmental injustice found.James Gunn on Feeling Pressure to Add Adam Warlock to Guardians of the Galaxy | io9 InterviewIn an agreement with state and county agencies announced on Thursday, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services found that Lowndes County and Alabama health officials acted in a…

Free water distribution station in Mansfield, MA on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, after E. coli bacteria was found in town water. Photo: Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle (AP)Chicago residents are being exposed to lead through their tap water.One in 20 tap water tests in Chicago have found lead levels at or above U.S. government limits, according to an analysis of city’s water data conducted by the Guardian. The levels were about a third more lead than allowed in bottled water, according to the Guardian.The analysis found that…