Environmental justice a key theme throughout Biden’s National Climate Assessment
Environmental justice issues are finally a focus in the Fifth National Climate Assessment. Sally Pusede co-authored the air quality chapter
November 14, 2023
Opinion: A pastor’s plea to combat coal dust in Newport News and Norfolk
Lathaniel Kirts calls for action on coal dust pollution in the Port of Virginia
November 13, 2023
Coal dust continues to plague Newport News and Norfolk communities. Residents are skeptical change will come
Malcolm Jones and Lathaniel Kirts discuss coal dust pollution in Southeast Newport News and Lambert’s Point
November 3, 2023
Wading between Two Titans earns two 2023 Signal Awards
Wading between Two Titans was recognized in the categories of Sustainability & Environment and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
October 10, 2023
As Norfolk weighs storm protection plan, Black residents want more say
Kim Sudderth on Norfolk’s Coastal Storm Risk Management Project that fails to protect Berkley
March 15, 2023
UVA podcast explores racism and sea level rise in Norfolk
Adrian Wood and Kim Sudderth discuss Wading Between Two Titans
February 13, 2023
Results of UV-Vis-NIR workshop co-hosted by NOAA Climate Program offices published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Sally Pusede contributed guidance on the analytical demands for observing air pollution inequality with next-generation satellites
February 3, 2023
UVA Repair Lab, students collaborate on historical climate change project
Students in a course on climate crisis history provide historical context on climate gentrification in Norfolk, Virginia
May 4, 2022
Satellite data reveal that diesel trucking drives U.S. air pollution inequality
Sally Pusede and Angelique Demetillo use satellite data to quantify the contribution of diesel trucking to nitrogen dioxide air pollution inequality in 52 U.S. cities
September 21, 2021
Award enables faculty research on toxic waste
Kwame Otu discusses his project looking at the lives of e-waste workers, Scenes of Toxicity
October 19, 2021
A local look at air pollution highlights inequalities within cities
Work by Sally Pusede and Angelique Demetillo featured on the cover of Chemistry & Engineering News
June 20, 2021
Measuring Houston’s environmental injustice from space
Sally Pusede and Angelique Demetillo lead a study evaluating the use of space-based measurements to describe air pollution environmental justice in Houston, TX
July 20, 2021
Opinion: Beaches belong to everyone, not the privileged few
Andrew Kahrl discusses accessibility of public beaches
February 17, 2021
The fight against big tobacco can teach Us how to fight big oil
Sarah Milov discusses comparisons between Big Oil and Big Tobacco