Developers, politicians, and mining executives wanted to bring California’s largest coal terminal to West Oakland, which already suffers excess pollution. "Why the hell are we going to go backward by bringing coal through here?" asked Reverend Ken Chambers. "No way! Not when my parishioners live two blocks from this site." Residents fought back — and won.

From California to Michigan, low-income communities of color have been waiting years — sometimes decades — for the EPA to investigate complaints of environmental racism.

Ride along with the non-profit Breaking the Silence to see what life can be like for Palestinian families and Israeli soldiers in the West Bank.

Lisa Garcia, a former senior adviser to the EPA, believes the Trump administration poses serious threats to the agency and the struggle for environmental justice.