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Environment & Climate
The Silent Epidemic: Why Thousands of Coal Miners Are Trapped in a Decadelong Battle for Black Lung Benefits
For 38 years, Josh Armes descended into the earth, spending his career working the coal seams of West Virginia and…
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Environment & Climate
The Resurgence of Black Lung Disease and the Battle for Federal Benefits in the American Coal Industry
For 38 years, Josh Armes navigated the claustrophobic, dust-choked tunnels of coal mines across West Virginia and Virginia. He was…
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Environment & Climate
Caught in the Dust: The Decades-Long Battle for Black Lung Benefits in the Shadow of Regulatory Stagnation
For 38 years, Josh Armes navigated the subterranean passages of West Virginia and Virginia, extracting the energy that powered the…
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Crime & Justice
Wisconsin Lawyer Suspended for One Year Following Conviction for Spitting on Black Teenager During 2020 Protest
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ordered a one-year suspension of the law license of Stephanie Rapkin, a Wisconsin attorney convicted…
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Crime & Justice
Wisconsin Lawyer Who Spit on Black Teenager During Protest Receives One-Year License Suspension
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has handed down a one-year suspension of the law license of Stephanie Rapkin, a Wisconsin attorney…
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Environment & Climate
The Rising Cost of Inequality: Disproportionate Insurance Premiums Burden Black and Hispanic Homeowners Amid Climate Crisis
A troubling pattern of financial inequity is emerging within the United States housing market, where homeowners in predominantly Black and…
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Environment & Climate
Climate Change and the Insurance Divide: How Black and Hispanic Homeowners Pay More for Coverage as Disaster Risks Escalate
As the physical impacts of global climate change intensify across the United States, driving a nationwide affordability crisis in property…
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Environment & Climate
The Edge of Space-Time Chanda Prescod-Weinstein and the Intersection of Black Feminism and Cosmology
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, a theoretical physicist and feminist theorist at the University of New Hampshire, has emerged as a pivotal figure…
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Environment & Climate
The Cosmic Dream Boogie Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Redefines Physics Through a Black Feminist Lens
The intersection of theoretical physics and social justice has long been viewed as a peripheral academic niche, yet Dr. Chanda…
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Environment & Climate
The Resurgence of Black Lung How Silica Dust and Regulatory Delays are Decimating a New Generation of Appalachian Miners
Justin Smarsh, a 42-year-old resident of Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania, represents a harrowing new trend in the American coal industry. A…
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