From Inequity to Action: Confronting Environmental Racism in Pennsylvania

How are Pennsylvanians fighting for environmental justice, and how can we join in the fight in 2026? Join Climate Action PA for an informative and engaging virtual panel discussion featuring community leaders from across the Commonwealth. We will hear about the connection between climate change and racial injustice and how to combat these injustices on

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Historian Carl Zimring believes that the concept of whiteness has been missing from environmental justice discussions

Illustration by Kailey Whitman Whitewashing History interview by Heather Shayne Blakeslee For centuries, Americans have conflated whiteness with cleanliness. It’s so thoroughly ingrained in our culture that even during the 2007 presidential election, Joe Biden tried—and failed spectacularly—to compliment presidential candidate Barack Obama by describing him as “clean and articulate.” In his book “Clean and

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