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Author Archives: Willy Blackmore

Willy Blackmore is a freelance writer and editor covering food, culture, and the environment. He lives in Brooklyn.

Posted inClimate Justice

With Sea Levels Rising Black Neighborhoods Face Toxic Risks

by Willy Blackmore September 29, 2023September 29, 2023

Thanks to rising seas, 325 Superfund sites could release pollutants into groundwater, disproportionately threatening Black communities.

City of New Orleans - On the river in the French Quarter, April 2023
Posted inClimate

The Water Crisis Gripping Another Majority-Black City

by Willy Blackmore September 27, 2023September 27, 2023
There Are No Jobs on a Dead Planet
Posted inClimate

Why Biden’s Climate Corps Needs to Prioritize Black Youth

by Willy Blackmore September 21, 2023September 21, 2023
Black man wearing a white shirt driving to work.
Posted inClimate Justice

Remote Work’s Climate Benefits Bypass Black Workers

by Willy Blackmore September 19, 2023September 19, 2023
Members of #UAW Local 551 in Chicago ready to go on strike.
Posted inClimate Justice

Batteries and Black Workers: The Stakes of the UAW Strike

by Willy Blackmore September 15, 2023September 15, 2023
Zinn Education Project Climate Crisis Timeline.
Posted inClimate Justice

Textbooks Still Aren’t Teaching the Climate Crisis

by Willy Blackmore September 15, 2023September 15, 2023
Empty Classroom
Posted inClimate Justice

Absence Report: Tool Tallies Climate-Linked School Closures

by Willy Blackmore September 13, 2023September 13, 2023
Posted inClimate

Sweltering Cells Spark Prison Protest

by Willy Blackmore September 11, 2023September 12, 2023
Posted inClimate Justice

Protesters Slapped With RICO Charges for Challenging Deforestation at Cop City

by Willy Blackmore September 7, 2023September 11, 2023
Posted inClimate Justice

Breathing Dirty Air Is Deadlier Than Smoking

by Willy Blackmore September 1, 2023September 1, 2023

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