Why Pollution and the Environment Matter to Black People
Continued exposure to air pollution and other environmental toxins has taken its toll on the health...
Survey Finds a Majority of Blacks Recognize That Pollution Is a Serious Threat
Fifty-three percent of African-Americans report that pollution is a problem....
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Is Stepping Down
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson will leave her post in January....
Report: Most Americans still live in unclean air
Report: Most Americans still live in unclean air...
Earth Day: No more burning rivers, but new threats
Earth Day: No more burning rivers | but new threats...
Most Black Students in Michigan Attend High-Pollution Schools
A new study shows that minority students in Michigan are more likely than whites to attend schools ...
A Conversation With EPA's Lisa Jackson
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson spoke with BET.com about her efforts to to ensure that African-Am...
Clean Air Rules Seen Adding 1.5 Million Jobs Through 2015
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Looming U.S. rules that power utilities face on air pollution could create n...
Op-Ed | Nuclear Energy: An Economic Lifeline for Local Communities
Nuclear Energy: An economic lifeline for local communities....
Commentary: How It Helps America for Blacks to Go Green
From campus leaders to hip hop stars and young entrepreneurs, people of color are leading the way t...
Seven Things You Should Know About Asthma
Updated Fall 2007 – Dread is something a lot of people feel when they are around asthma trigge...
Ten Years Later, 9/11 Responders and Workers Still Suffer Many Illnesses
Studies show first responders and workers they have a 10 percent higher chance of developing cancer...
Heavy D’s Death: Respiratory Failure Suspected as Cause
Heavy D's death — reportedly from respiratory failure — shines a light on a health issue affecting ...
Olympics Track Coach Jeanette Bolden Breaks New Ground
Posted July 14, 2008 – When Olympian Jeanette Bolden returns to the games next month, she will have...
U.N. to Investigate Plight of Native Americans
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on indigenous peoples launched the first-ever investigation i...
News| Hurricane Katrina | Global Warming Could Spell Disaster for Blacks
Posted Jan. 18, 2006 – If you thought Hurricane Katrina was a once-in-a-lifetime fluke, think again...
Stars Promote "Green" at Detroit Auto Show | News | BET.com
DETROIT (Posted Jan. 16, 2008) – A few Black celebs at the upcoming North American International Au...
Debra Lee Replaces Offensive Music Videos With Positive Original Content
BET CEO Addresses Importance Of Positive Content...
Toyota fixing coolant pump in Prius globally
Toyota is replacing the pumps that cool the hybrid system in 650 | 000 Prius cars - the Japanese au...
Transcript: President Obama's State of the Union Address
In his State of the Union address, the president said the economy is stronger than when he took off...
