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After Louisiana residents successfully halt new projects in “Cancer Alley,” petrochemical giants have created a “sustainability council."

In March, one of the most comprehensive bills for advancing environmental justice was reintroduced in the US House and Senate: the A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act (EJ for All Act). The bill, introduced in the House by Reps. Raúl Grijalva and Barbara Lee, and Sens. Cory Booker an

By Maya Richard-Craven | Word In Black - His new executive order directs federal agencies to address the impact of climate change on communities of color. But what will Big Oil say?

On the day before Earth Day, the White House announced a suite of environmental justice and climate actions. Heres what we know.

The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency recently used the smokestacks of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” as the backdrop to announce new rules aimed at reducing harmful, toxic emissions from chemical

Bruce Halstead Dunham AVON — On Thursday, April 6, 2023, Bruce Halstead Dunham passed away at his home in Avon, Maine. His short-lived bout with interstitial lung disease was waged at home in keeping with the wishes of Dunham and his wife, Mary. Home care was provided during his illness by Androscoggin Home Health Care

Biden’s new Office of Environmental Justice in the White House will coordinate all environmental justice efforts across the federal government.

Kentucky has the fourth-largest number of facilities that may fall under proposed regulations, including four in Louisville's Rubbertown.

Could there be anything ‘cleaner’ and ‘greener’ than billions in payoffs?

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a series of major reforms this past week to slash toxic air pollution at chemical plants and facilities that sterilize medical equipment, nearly 18 months