Oakland 'Bike Black' Group Goes National
Oakland Local, News Report, Posted: May 23, 2012
Since launching in 2010, Red Bike and Green has been a welcome addition to Oakland’s burgeoning bicycle culture.
Categories: African American, Environment, Front Page, Health, Living, Sports
Tags: bayareacyclists, bikeculture, blackcommunityinoakland, blackcyclists, redbikeandgreen
States Ignore Minorities in Climate-Related Disaster Plans
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 22, 2012
Minority groups across the south are more vulnerable to climate change, and local governments don't seem to be taking note.
Categories: Environment, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content
Tags: climatechange, environmentaljustice, minoritiesandclimatechange
Feds Punt on Leadership Over Fracking Rules, Experts Say
Inside Climate News, News Report, Posted: May 19, 2012
With Vermont becoming the first state in the nation to ban fracking, the federal government is now taking steps to regulate drilling on public lands.
Categories: Environment, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: federalregulationsonfracking, fracking, frackingandwater, watersafety
NAACP Takes Up the Clean-Energy Fight
The Root, News Report, Posted: May 14, 2012
The NAACP has decided to shape the emerging clean economy by engaging in it.
Categories: African American, Environment, Ethnic Media Headlines
New Orleans Activist Rejects NY Times Depiction of Ninth Ward
America's Wire, News Report, Posted: May 09, 2012
Contrary to the New York Times article residents of this community are not reconciled to life in the wilderness.
Categories: African American, Economy, Environment, Front Page
Tags: blacks, katrina, lower ninth, neighborhood, new orleans, new york times, ninth, poor, ward, wilderness
China Struggles to Control Human Flesh Pills
Singtao, News Report, Posted: May 08, 2012
kai University associate professor Hua Lin Soug, whose research mainly focused on medical law, said the regulations of medical law is unclear and caused unsafe medical practices.
Categories: Chinese, Environment, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health
Tags: said the regulations of medical law is unclear and caused unsafe medical practices., whose research mainly focused on medical law
Disaster After the Storm
Equal Voice News, News Report, Posted: May 08, 2012
In the aftermath of tornadoes and hurricanes, the painful pattern of who is helped – and who is left behind – is undeniable.
Categories: African American, Economy, Environment, Ethnic Media Network, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: equalvoice, hurricanekatrina, tornadoes
Asian-American Fishermen Sue BP for Racial Discrimination
Louisiana Weekly, News Report, Posted: May 05, 2012
Vietnamese and Cambodian fishermen in New Orleans see their livelihoods crushed a by the BP spill.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Environment, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: bp, cambodian, fishermen, katrina, livelihood, New orleans, oil, spill, vietnamese
Innovations and Legislation Aim to Stave Off California Park Closures
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 02, 2012
Although California parks attract 70 million visitors a year, generating $6 billion in the economy, Governor Brown will close 70 parks unless the public takes action.
Categories: Economy, Environment, Front Page, Living
Tags: budget cuts, closures, crisis, key legislation, non-profits, stave off closures