Lake Charles, LA — Over the weekend, residents of Southwest Louisiana experienced three industrial emergencies. A fire, reportedly caused by a lightning strike, burned from yesterday afternoon until early this morning at the Calcasieu Refining…
Environmental Justice
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At the Sierra Club, we are diligently working to explore the integration of social justice and environmental concerns. Our program seeks to provide an effective framework for addressing the damage, risk, and discrimination facing so many communities today.
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Lower 9th Ward: Rightfully Returned
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La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) del Presidente Biden actuó para proteger al público de millones de toneladas de cenizas tóxicas de carbón almacenadas en vertederos y estaques por todo el paÃs que previamente estaban exentas de regulaciones…
Over 100 community leaders and grassroots organizations have submitted comments to FERC urging concrete environmental justice action in the midst of recent fossil fuel project approvals
This morning, the White House released a set of legislative priorities designed to accelerate federal permitting and environmental reviews for infrastructure projects.
La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) anunció hoy el otorgamiento de $400 millones para el Programa de Autobuses Escolares Limpios, el cual ofrece fondos a distritos escolares para reemplazar autobuses sucios de diésel y adquirir flotas de…