Pese a estar prohibidos, los aclaradores de la piel con niveles ilegales de mercurio siguen vendiéndose por los mayores comerciantes del mundo a consumidores que lo desconocen, de acuerdo con un reporte de Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG) publicado hoy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal for curbing emissions from heavy duty trucks, a significant source of dangerous air pollution nationwide which disproportionately impacts communities of color.
Un reporte bilingüe del Sierra Club detalla cómo las dos plantas térmicas de gas fósil que Xcel opera en Denver —Arapahoe y Cherokee— contribuyen a injusticias ambientales en el área metropolitana.
Con el Senado en plena sesión, el Sierra Club declara categóricamente que este es el momento de la verdad para abordar amenazas climáticas, económicas y de salud que confrontan las familias trabajadoras y las comunidades de color.
El Senado de Virginia rechazó hoy la nominación del Gobernador Glenn Youngkin para que el ex cabildero carbonero Andrew Wheeler se convirtiera en el nuevo secretario de Recursos Naturales e Históricos del estado.
El administrador de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA), Michael Regan, anunció hoy una serie de medidas para abordar los problemas que confrontan comunidades, como la latina, impactadas desproporcionadamente por la contaminación.
Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan announced a series of actions addressing issues faced by communities disproportionately affected by pollution. Driven by feedback received from activists he met with on the Journey to Justice tour, these actions include science-driven policy changes, increased enforcement, and efforts to improve air monitoring in pollution hotspots.
Today Representative Jamaal Bowman and Senator Ed Markey introduced the Heating and Cooling Relief Act of 2022, which would greatly expand a key utility bill assistance program and protect low-income households from losing access to electricity and other essential utilities.
Yesterday, Sierra Club, Texas Campaign for the Environment, CHISPA Texas, Healthy Gulf, Earthjustice, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid and Indigenous Peoples of the Coast Bend, and several hundred individuals submitted comments to the US Army Corps of Engineers urging them to reject Phillips 66 and Trafigura’s 404 permit application for their Bluewater Oil Export Terminal project proposed for construction in the Coastal Bend region of Texas’ Gulf Coast.
Los comentarios del domingo del Sen. Manchin parecen indicar que va a incumplir sus compromisos con el Presidente Biden y sus colegas en el Senado en una asombrosa falta de decoro.
Today, the Biden administration released the “Biden-Harris Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan,” a comprehensive plan to invest in removing and replacing toxic lead pipes, strengthen enforcement of protections against lead hazards, close gaps in childhood lead testing data, and track investments in lead pipe cleanup in disadvantaged communities.
In a huge step towards environmental justice, President Joe Biden announced yesterday plans to appoint Dr. Earthea Nance as the new Region 6 Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency.