Willy Blackmore, Author at Word In Black

Climate Justice

The $20 Billion Green Bank Program Gets Another Day in Court

by Willy Blackmore January 5, 2026January 5, 2026

The program has become a target of the Trump Administration.

A new report finds most proposed petrochemical projects target Black and Brown Texans already overburdened by pollution.

Climate Justice

Texas Keeps Greenlighting Pollution. Guess Who Lives Nearby

by Willy Blackmore December 22, 2025

FEMA sign on a wall, Washington, DC

Cut FEMA in Half? Black Folks Know How This Goes

by Willy Blackmore December 22, 2025

Warning label from a pharmacy bottle of 'Formaldehyde', early twentieth century.

Climate Justice

Formaldehyde Is Everywhere. Get Ready to Breathe More of It

by Willy Blackmore December 15, 2025December 15, 2025

Climate Justice

New Proof a Federal Heat Rule Could Save Black Workers’ Lives

by Willy Blackmore December 8, 2025December 9, 2025

Dangerous toxic emissions in the atmosphere

Climate Justice

Trump’s EPA Moves to Kill Life-Saving Soot Rules

by Willy Blackmore December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

In recent years, climate change-driven weather disasters have sent homeowners' insurance premiums soaring in the Southeast, which is more likely to face devastating hurricanes. But the insurance crisis has hit hardest in Black neighborhoods that have faced historic discrimination, like redlining, which in turn made them even more vulnerable to climate-driven weather disasters. This home in New Orleans' historically-black Lower 9th Ward was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and never rebuilt. The insurance crisis has made it difficult for Black homeowners to afford both mortgage payments and insurance premiums.

Climate Justice

The Climate Insurance Crisis Is Crushing Black Homeownership

by Willy Blackmore November 25, 2025November 25, 2025

Artificial intelligence on laptop computer using excessive amounts and lots of data server park capacity, in flat design vector graphic illustration

Climate Justice

Bessemer Is Moving Ahead With its Massive Data Center

by Willy Blackmore November 24, 2025November 24, 2025

LITHONIA, GEORGIA - APRIL 22: Dr. Ben Chavis onstage during TARGET FAST TownHall Meeting at Salem Bible Church on April 22, 2025 in Lithonia, Georgia. The "Target Fast" began as a 40-day fast from shopping at Target in response to the company’s rollback of its DEI initiatives.

Climate Justice

How Dr. Ben Chavis Defined America’s Environmental Racism

by Willy Blackmore November 17, 2025November 17, 2025

Protests against data centers planned for Black neighborhoods, such as the one in Memphis, could be harder to mount after the EPA under Donald Trump changed Freedom of Information Act rules that restrict access to information about industrial polluters. The White House says the change is part of its so-called "war on woke," but activists say it will make it harder for people to find out what harm industrial polluters are causing — and what data the EPA is collecting.

Climate Justice

Trump’s EPA to Black People: No ‘Environmental Justice’ for You

by Willy Blackmore November 10, 2025November 10, 2025