Tag: environmental justice
Kept in the dark: How Louisiana weakened community air monitoring as...
That stretch of roughly 85 miles, widely known as "Cancer Alley," is home to dozens of refineries and chemical plants and to many predominantly Black communities.
Federal court orders EPA to enforce stronger soot pollution limits, rejecting...
Judge sets a February 2027 deadline for the agency to name communities breathing unhealthy fine-particle pollution, a step advocates say opens the path to cleaner air for tens of millions.
Trump’s smart wall raises surveillance and flood fears along the border
A $46 billion border build out is adding steel, sensors, AI towers, roads, and cameras as West Texas communities warn that federal plans could endanger homes, farms, privacy, and public land.
Trump slashes public input on drilling as oceans hit record heat
The administration is moving to speed fossil fuel leasing on public lands while scientists warn that ocean temperatures are entering dangerous new territory.
Trump EPA moves to dismantle key PFAS drinking water protections despite...
Environmental advocates and public health groups say the Trump administration’s plan to weaken federal limits on “forever chemicals” in tap water could leave millions exposed to contaminants linked to cancer, liver damage, and other serious illnesses.
Supreme Court case could shield Monsanto from cancer lawsuits and reshape...
A Supreme Court fight over Roundup warning labels could determine whether injured Americans can continue challenging pesticide manufacturers in court, while raising far-reaching questions about federal power, corporate liability, and public health protections.
EPA moves to value human lives at zero in air pollution...
Internal documents show the Trump administration’s EPA is abandoning decades of public health accounting in favor of business compliance costs.
House vote advances SPEED Act as 11 Democrats join Republicans to...
Climate and frontline groups warn the permitting bill would gut public oversight, fast track polluting projects, and undermine one of the nation’s foundational environmental laws.
Ecuador agrees to pay Chevron after tribunal ruling as Amazon communities...
Ecuador’s plan to send $220 million to Chevron under an ISDS award draws fierce backlash from Indigenous groups, human rights advocates, and lawyers who say the ruling rewards corporate pollution.
Trump EPA wetlands rollback seen as one of the biggest setbacks...
Clean water groups warn that the new Waters of the United States proposal would remove safeguards from most wetlands and intensify flood and pollution risks.
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Judge dismisses the last January 6 case, writing that absolving the Oath Keepers is...
The Justice Department told the court a retrial would harass eight men whose sentences Trump had already commuted. Two Oath Keepers who pleaded guilty and cooperated keep their convictions.
US workers average 10 paid vacation days a year, and 33 million get none
Twenty-five OECD countries require employers to provide at least 20 days. The US legal minimum is zero, and 57 percent of the lowest-paid tenth of workers get no vacation at all.
A Gnarly Situation: High-Elevation Discovery Raises New Questions About Which California Trees Will Survive...
Birds may have been burying Jeffrey pine seeds up high for thousands of years. But now that they’re sprouting, this new species of subalpine tree may change the playing field.
He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The...
Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore don’t qualify for any money from the state.
Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has...
The Nueces River Authority is working on a project that could expand the Corpus Christi region’s water supply. But the Texas governor has done little to address the agency’s financial problems, despite appointing every member of its board.