In the Path — William Richards

The link between human health and environmental health in high-risk zones in the U.S. is inarguable, especially since more than half the country is considered to be part of a high-risk zone.

Climate justice is predicated on changes in our environment that have a disproportionately negative effect on people who may not have a lot of societal mobility to evade changes in the landscape that imperils them. If we don’t learn from Superfund sites, we continue to crate new timelines of ecological destruction and remediation—perpetuating the need for climate justice.

➜ In the Path: Pollution, Bioremediation, and the Fight for Climate Justice, published by BuildingGreen, 2026

Photo: ©William Richards

The link between human health and environmental health in high-risk zones in the U.S. is inarguable, especially since more than half the country is considered to be part of a high-risk zone.

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