ARTICLES
Aamjiwnaang has been fighting environmental racism for decades. Now, the First Nation has an agreement to address it by Emma Macintosh, 2025
Highlighting a joint project by Aamjiwnaang First Nation and the federal government to address the impacts of environmental racism near Sarnia Ontario.
Canadian Organizations Fighting Environmental Racism by Edris Formuli, 2021
This article lists three different groups working to address environmental racism across Canada.
Environmental racism and Canada’s wildfires by Johannah Broke and Soomin Han, 2023
The authors of this piece draw connection between environmental racism and the increasingly powerful and frequent reality of wildfires across Canada.
Environmental Racism and Climate Change by Ingrid Waldron, 2021
A piece exploring the health impacts of environmental racism on Mi’kmaw and African Nova Scotian Communities
Environmental Racism in Canada by Dr. Elaine MacDonald, 2020
An article for Ecojustice highlighting the impacts of environmental racism on Indigenous communities in Canada.
How AI is Fuelling a New Wave of Environmental Racism by Emari Pam, 2025
Exploring the environmental impacts of AI data centres and why they’re being built in Black neighbourhoods across the US.
How an Ontario paper mill poisoned nearby First Nations by Lara King, Martha Troian, Brittany Ekelund, Anushka Yadav, Anukul Thakur, and Tricia Sans Chan, 2021
An article about the historical and ongoing devastation endured by those living with contaminated water.
What is Environmental Racism? by Maudlyn Ihejirika, 2023
An overview of the topic written by journalist Maudlyn Iherjirka for the Natural Resource Defence Council
When Environmental Racism and Climate Change Collide by Megan Mayhew Bergman, 2019
This article explores the long history of industrial pollution in the American South, particularly in Black communities.
Why Climate Changes is Inherently Racist by Jeremy Williams
A piece highlighting racial inequities in how the impacts of climate change are felt globally.
VIDEOS
The Atlantic – Environmental Racism is the New Jim Crow, 2017
A video from The Atlantic which describes the impacts of environmental racism on Black communities in the US.
CBC – Report Calls on N.S. to apologize for environmental racism, 2025
A CBC news piece highlighting calls for the government of Nova Scotia to apologize for environmental impacts experienced by Mi’kmaw and African Nova Scotian communities.
Greenpeace International – What is Environmental Racism?, 2021
An introduction to the topic hosted by Chihiro Geuzebroek in a video created for Greenpeace.
Last Week Tonight – Environmental Racism, 2022
A segment presented by John Oliver on Last Week Tonight about the ongoing role of the US government in environmental racism.
PSAC-AFPC – The Story of Grassy Narrows, 2016
This short video highlights the story of Grassy Narrows, a First Nations community in Northern Ontario. Grassy Narrows is impacted by mercury contamination in the local water supply, a problem compounded by decades of government inaction. It is one over over 100 First Nations communities in Canada without access to safe drinking water.
PODCASTS
The Eco Politics Podcast – Environmental Racism & Justice in Canada, 2020
Dr. Andil Gosine and Tzazná Miranda Leal discuss the relationship between environmental injustice and settler colonialism in a Canadian context.
The Forefront – Environmental racism in Canada, 2023
Cheryl Teelucksingh and Fatoumata Kane discuss the impacts of environmental racism across Canada.
Mind the Disruption Podcast – Disrupting Environmental Racism, 2024
Dr. Ingrid Waldron and Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed discuss the health impacts of environmental racism in BIPOC communities.