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The 411 on I-45

Controversial Houston highway expansion will resume following civil rights investigation

March 16, 2023

map of miami with highlighted highways project built between the mid-1950s and 1984.

Paradise Paved Over

Segregation by Design maps highway expansion in Florida’s Magic City

November 15, 2022

interior of un general assembly room

Inherent and Inalienable

UN General Assembly declares access to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment a universal human right

July 29, 2022

a frame wienerschnitzel hot dog stand

“Getting Stuff Done”

Daily digest: L.A. fast food joints with minimal makeovers, New York City launches environmental justice report and database, and more

July 14, 2022

Revisiting Just

May 11, 2022

Image of a forest

Mind The Shade Gap

Study finds that 500 million new trees are needed to address U.S. shade disparity

July 1, 2021

four panel deck park diagram for el paso

Deck parks are increasingly in vogue in the Southwest’s downtown cores, but aren’t a good fit for El Paso

June 17, 2021

Rendering of the Scajaquada Expressway, a torn down highway, converted into a riverfront boulevard

Bring ’em Down

Cities around the country explore removing elevated highways with federal funding

June 1, 2021

A houston highway with a tangle of lanes, set to be expanded under NHHIP

End Of The Road?

A highway expansion project in Houston is the site of a battle over environmental justice

May 31, 2021

Goodbye, Coal World

Demolition of historic coal plant reveals tension between Chicago’s preservationists and environmentalists

May 10, 2018

Teaching trends

UT Austin hires experts on border communities and environmental justice

October 4, 2017

Long Beach to Remove Freeway, Build Much Needed Parkland

November 4, 2013

A Hub-bub in the Bronx

June 30, 2010

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