13 EPA civil rights complaints stall amid poultry pollution and environmental justice concerns
Thirteen civil rights complaints filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including one targeting pollution...
As Trump’s EPA ends ‘environmental justice’ minority communities will pay a price
Seven weeks after President Donald Trump took over in January, the new EPA leadership withdrew the...
Community groups accuse Musk’s xAI of operating unpermitted methane-powered data center in predominantly Black South Memphis, violating ‘Clean Air Act’
A coalition of conservation and community organizations shared new information with the Shelby County Health Department that clearly...
Study finds Black communities in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ face pollution, few job opportunities
Residents of the mostly Black communities sandwiched between chemical plants along the lower Mississippi River have...
Trump-era EPA failures stifle civil rights enforcement
Since the beginning of President Trump’s second term, the Environmental Protection Agency has not been allowed...
Communities combat Lansing area’s lingering impact of redlining, environmental racism
Although the federal government outlawed redlining nearly sixty years ago through the Fair Housing Act of...
Sen. Allen holds town hall on Greater Greenville Sanitation legislation
South Carolina State Senator Karl Allen has put a temporary hold on a bill that seeks...
Once site of Roanoke’s dump, Washington Park haunted by legacy of environmental racism
Today, as Roanoke prepares to unveil major improvements in Washington Park—including a new swimming pool set...
Justice Department drops lawsuit against Louisiana plant accused of raising cancer risks in Black community
The Justice Department on Friday celebrated its decision to drop a federal lawsuit against a Louisiana petrochemical...
Judge says Trump administration lacked evidence in canceling EPA climate grant
March 13, 2025 Story by: Editor A federal judge on Wednesday strongly criticized the Environmental Protection...
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