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Electric and hybrid cars parked alongside a road charge at plug-in stations
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The Unequal Benefits of California’s Electric Vehicle Transition

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 26 May 202326 May 2023

An uptick in clean vehicles has improved air quality in wealthier communities over marginalized communities in California, a new study finds.

Hollywood road sign hangs above cars along Highway 101. In the distance is the smog-filled skyline of Los Angeles.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Fine-Tuning Air Pollution Models

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 19 May 202319 May 2023

InMAP estimates air pollution within cities, but its predictions are flawed for specific chemicals. Now, scientists are addressing that shortcoming.

Photograph of a petroleum refinery framed by mountains.
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EPA Air Pollution Proposal Stirs Debate

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 20 April 202320 April 2023

The agency’s proposal to tighten standards for small-particulate pollution has prompted opposing calls for tighter and looser regulations.

Una pila de carbón sin procesar es fotografía desde arriba. La imagen está en tonos grises y negros y está más iluminada en el centro que en las orillas.
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Sedimentos lacustres registran el legado del carbón de Carolina del Norte

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 8 February 20238 February 2023

Los lagos contaminados con cenizas de carbón se encuentran en áreas residenciales y recreativas, provocando preocupaciones por la salud de los residentes locales y los ecosistemas.

A pile of unprocessed coal briquettes is photographed from above. The image is in shades of gray and black and is more illuminated in the center than along the edges.
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Lake Sediments Record North Carolina’s Coal Legacy

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 14 October 20228 February 2023

Coal ash–polluted lakes are in residential and recreational areas, invoking concern for the health of local residents and ecosystems.

Dynamic map of the east coast of the United States that uses color gradient to show changes in NO2 changes during the pandemic.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Using Data to Mitigate Inequitable Environmental Burdens

by Susan Anenberg, Qian Xiao, Gaige Kerr and Jayajit Chakraborty 17 August 202210 January 2023

A new transdisciplinary special collection welcomes studies exploring data and tools for identifying and mitigating environmental injustice.

Jimena Díaz Leiva standing in front of pine trees and cliff faces in Yosemite National Park.
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Jimena Díaz Leiva: Changing Conservation Narratives

by Jackie Rocheleau 25 July 202222 December 2022

Díaz Leiva has been to Peru and beyond as she works on environmental and social justice projects.

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Sewing DEI Into the Fabric of the Geosciences

by Paige Wooden, Mia Ricci and Tanya Dzekon 13 July 20228 February 2023

AGU journals host a new living special collection on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the geosciences and invite additional contributions to grow this collection.

A tarnished copper water pipe and spigot with dripping water sits in front of a blurred green outdoor background.
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Uranium Detected in Latinx Communities’ Water Systems

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 21 April 202221 April 2022

The unsafe contaminant levels could not be attributed to differences in regional geology, water source, or community size. Researchers suggest they are due to a failure of regulatory policy.

Four Black people sit in a small motorized boat as it moves up a flooded street toward prefabricated and mobile homes. The boat is near the bottom right of the image and is pointed toward center-left. All four people face away from the viewer. The sky is blue but mostly clouded over.
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Black Neighborhoods Will Bear Future Flood Burden

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 4 March 20224 March 2022

Climate change, shifting populations, and infrastructure development in risky areas compound future flood loss risk.

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