In the News
City Council declares City of Richmond to be in a state of climate emergency
The Commonwealth Times
Richmond has become one of the 2,006 local governments across the world to declare to be in a state of climate emergency, according to the Climate Emergency Declaration and Mobilisation website.
September 29, 2021, The Commonwealth Times
Richmond has become one of the 2,006 local governments across the world to declare to be in a state of climate emergency, according to the Climate Emergency Declaration and Mobilisation website.
Williams: Climate change is compounding social injustice. It must be addressed.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
History — as much as rising sea levels, soaring temperatures and fossil fuels warming the planet — has left impoverished Black residents of Hampton Roads vulnerable to environmental onslaught.
August 31, 2021, Richmond Times-Dispatch
History — as much as rising sea levels, soaring temperatures and fossil fuels warming the planet — has left impoverished Black residents of Hampton Roads vulnerable to environmental onslaught.
Yes, Virginia, we are seeing more — and more intense — rainfall
Virginia Mercury
Record-setting rainfall in 2018. A month’s worth of water that drenched Northern Virginia in an hour in July 2019. Neighborhoods that flood repeatedly in Richmond’s Southside and Petersburg.
August 20, 2021, Virginia Mercury
Record-setting rainfall in 2018. A month’s worth of water that drenched Northern Virginia in an hour in July 2019. Neighborhoods that flood repeatedly in Richmond’s Southside and Petersburg.
Richmond on Fire
Chesapeake Unchartered
Climate change is making it hotter. But communities of color are likely to feel the heat more. In Richmond, VA, solutions are being tested that could point the way for other American cities.
August 13, 2021, Chesapeake Unchartered
Climate change is making it hotter. But communities of color are likely to feel the heat more. In Richmond, VA, solutions are being tested that could point the way for other American cities.
Environmental inequalities: American cities are taking matters into their own hands
Radio Canada
Alors que le président Biden promet de se battre pour la justice environnementale, des municipalités tentent de renverser des tendances historiques. (French)
As President Biden vows to fight for environmental justice, municipalities are trying to reverse historic trends.
July 21, 2021, Radio Canada
Alors que le président Biden promet de se battre pour la justice environnementale, des municipalités tentent de renverser des tendances historiques. (French)
As President Biden vows to fight for environmental justice, municipalities are trying to reverse historic trends.
Greening Southside Richmond
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
In formerly redlined neighborhoods, how can trees bring peace, provide health benefits, and reduce pollution?
April 9, 2021, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
In formerly redlined neighborhoods, how can trees bring peace, provide health benefits, and reduce pollution?
Community, Volunteers Kick Off Southside Greening Effort
VPM
Volunteers and community members planted 50 trees at Swansboro Park on Saturday. They dug holes, spread mulch and watered the new additions around the mostly empty field.
March 14, 2021, VPM
Volunteers and community members planted 50 trees at Swansboro Park on Saturday. They dug holes, spread mulch and watered the new additions around the mostly empty field.
A Tree Grows in Richmond: Southside Moves from Redlining to Greening
The Progressive Magazine
A nonprofit-led project seeks to address environmental injustices and improve water quality with targeted tree planting.
March 11, 2021, The Progressive Magazine
A nonprofit-led project seeks to address environmental injustices and improve water quality with targeted tree planting.
‘Reforest Richmond’ Aims To Rebuild Urban Tree Canopy
VPM
Over the last month, Reforest Richmond has distributed more than 8,000 Eastern Redbud tree saplings.
December 28, 2020, VPM
Over the last month, Reforest Richmond has distributed more than 8,000 Eastern Redbud tree saplings.
Williams: Climate equity is a social justice issue. Four Richmond nonprofits with a federal grant are building resiliency
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Black lives matter to the extent that green life flourishes around us. But Richmond and other cities, by design, planted people of color in less verdant neighborhoods.
October 9, 2020, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Black lives matter to the extent that green life flourishes around us. But Richmond and other cities, by design, planted people of color in less verdant neighborhoods.
Bringing Greenery to Richmond’s Hottest Neighborhoods
RVA Magazine
The Greening Southside Richmond Project is looking to tackle the issues of extreme heat and socioeconomic disparities caused by racist, discriminatory housing practices in Richmond’s vulnerable neighborhoods — one tree at a time.
October 7, 2020, RVA Magazine
The Greening Southside Richmond Project is looking to tackle the issues of extreme heat and socioeconomic disparities caused by racist, discriminatory housing practices in Richmond’s vulnerable neighborhoods — one tree at a time.
Richmond Tree Initiative to Combat Heat, Pollution, Inequity
Chesapeake Bay Magazine
A new project in Richmond will tackle three big issues—excessive heat, pollution, and redlining— with one simple solution: planting trees.
September 7, 2020, Chesapeake Bay Magazine
A new project in Richmond will tackle three big issues—excessive heat, pollution, and redlining— with one simple solution: planting trees.
Editorial: New tree project will add green spaces in hottest neighborhoods
Richmond Times-Dispatch
On Aug. 24, The New York Times published a report titled, “How Decades of Racist Housing Policy Left Neighborhoods Sweltering.” The study outlined how in the 1930s, city planners and federal officials redlined lower-income and Black neighborhoods across the nation, marking them as likely investment risks.
September 3, 2020, Richmond Times-Dispatch
On Aug. 24, The New York Times published a report titled, “How Decades of Racist Housing Policy Left Neighborhoods Sweltering.” The study outlined how in the 1930s, city planners and federal officials redlined lower-income and Black neighborhoods across the nation, marking them as likely investment risks.
Nonprofits to plant 650 trees in formerly segregated neighborhoods impacted by extreme heat
Richmond Times-Dispatch
In the sea of asphalt and low-slung strip mall buildings along Jefferson Davis Highway, it’s nearly impossible for pedestrians to find a shady place to cool off on a hot day.
September 2, 2020, Richmond Times-Dispatch
In the sea of asphalt and low-slung strip mall buildings along Jefferson Davis Highway, it’s nearly impossible for pedestrians to find a shady place to cool off on a hot day.