Everyone has the right to a clean environment -- but major disparities exist when it comes to who faces the consequences of pollution. Environmental justice leader Peggy Shepard points to the disproportionate impact that hazardous environmental conditions have on Black, brown and Indigenous communities and challenges us to build a truly equitable future that turns "sacrifice zones" -- where community health is sacrificed for the sake of development -- into "green zones" that redress the legacy of pollution and harmful policies.

Peggy Shepard: How to build an equitable and just climate future

How to build an equitable and just climate future

An average middle-income Black family lives with more pollution than a lower-income white family, spotlighting environmental racism.

Black Americans in pollution-heavy communities face higher COVID-19 death rates, a stark indicator of environmental injustice's toll.

The Biden administration's commitment to channel 40% of federal clean energy investments to disadvantaged communities could transform lives.