Dr. Beverly Wright, founder and executive director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) was honored at the grand opening of the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Environmental Museum and Education Center on May 21. In a prepared statement Wright said she was deeply honored to be recognized in the permanent exhibit at the […]
During ESSENCE Fest, five Black female environmental justice activists responded to the EPA's decision to drop it's civil rights investigation into Louisiana's Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Health.
Blame Walmart and Amazon for Higher Food Prices Theres no doubt that the costs of everything at the grocery store from meat, fresh fruit and vegetables to butter milk, eggs and even soft drinks have risen significantly since the pandemic began. The ability for farmers and other manufacturers to produce all these products […]
The Supreme Court's (SCOTUS) decision limiting the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ability to enforce climate policy has laid the groundwork for Republican attorneys general and conservative legal activists across the U.S. In its ruling, the Court embraced what is known as the "major questions doctrine," a conservative legal theory that states that only Congress can give federal agencies authority to decide issues of "major economic and political significance."
Mayor LaToya Cantrell issued a statement today announcing the next steps in the planned relocation of Gordon Plaza residents as part of the city's partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The city is opening a requisition for a third party to assess the value of properties of those residents who wish to move out of Gordon Plaza within the next two weeks.
Financial news was set ablaze last week when upstart hedge fund Engine No. 1 won at least two seats on Exxons board, siphoning shareholder votes–including backing from BlackRock–in their climate change-focused proxy battle. Chris James, Engine No. 1s founder, was hailed as a victorious, environmental activist, securing industry recognition and what Matt Levine from Bloomberg […]
The Environmental Integrity Project, a non-profit watchdog focused on environmental regulation, released a report naming 5 oil refineries in Louisiana as above action level for benzene, a Group A carcinogen. The report, titled Environmental Justice and Refinery Pollution: Benzene Monitoring Around Oil Refineries Showed More Communities at Risk in 2020 explored the relationship between cancer-causing […]
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