A Georgetown University professor is conducting research on urban agricultural farming and social entrepreneurship in the food industry in an effort to promote environmental justice and food security ...

We’ve written about what we call the “parks, cafes, and a riverwalk” model of sustainability, which focuses on providing new green spaces, mainly for high-income people. This vision of shiny ...

Flushing residents, local environmental organizations, and nonprofit groups have long despaired over Flushing Creek. The waterway has been a symbol of environmental racism and community disinvestment ...

New green building standards are giving rise to a phenomenon researchers call “environmental gentrification” — an “elite, white waterfront for the young and wealthy” that’s pricing out other residents ...

Greenpoint residents fought to get a nature trail along Newtown Creek (above). The N.Y. estuary was designated a Superfund site in 2010. (AP Photo/Rick Maiman) This is your first of three free stories ...

Climate gentrification is a relatively new term describing what happens when neighborhoods traditionally overlooked by wealthy people become more attractive—and expensive—given their siting in ...

Climate change is here to stay. Global mean temperatures have already risen more than 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit, and sea levels have risen 2.8 inches in the last 25 years alone. Coastal communities are ...

Ethical market access and exclusions: Who benefits from ethical markets? Are ethical products really the win-win for consumers and marginalized producers that they are regularly touted to be? One of ...

About five years ago, the term “gentrification” began popping up more and more in the media. At one time, that term referred to the natural and cyclical nature of cities—meaning that neighborhoods go ...

Previous research has shown that low-income households bear a higher exposure to environmental pollution than high-income households. Some scholars have argued that selective siting of industrial ...

Flushing residents, local environmental organizations, and nonprofit groups have long despaired over Flushing Creek. The waterway has been a symbol of environmental racism and community disinvestment ...