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Republican attorneys general from 23 states petitioned the agency to weaken Title VI

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana ruling restricts EPA and DOJ from protecting Louisiana communities from disparate environmental impacts

State of Louisiana v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et. al.

State of Louisiana v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et. al.

State of Louisiana v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et. al.

Communities of color in California’s South Coast Air Basin are tired of holding their breath.

Desalination plant would disproportionately harm a historically Black neighborhood

Official transcript of motion hearing before the Honorable James D. Cain, Jr., United States District Judge. State of Louisiana v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et. al.

Groups say desalination plant would disproportionately harm the historically Black Hillcrest neighborhood that has faced increased industrialization by the City

Earthjustice, along with a diverse coalition of community and advocacy groups, write to express deep dismay over the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) abrupt termination of three complaints filed under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) by Louisiana residents, as well as EPA’s subsequent wholly inadequate settlement of a Title VI complaint filed by residents of Flint, Michigan.

Andre Segura, VP of Litigation: “The fact is, many of the states that have signed the petition have historically allowed these harmful facilities to be placed in predominantly Black and brown communities, without regard for the health and safety of residents. These decades-old Title VI regulations are critical tools for the federal government to use…

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination on the basis of color, religion, national origin and gender. The text of the law is thematically organized into eleven sections, Title I to Title XI. Title VI is of particular significance. Find out why.

The Environmental Protection Agency declines to investigate civil rights environmental discrimination claims involving the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) and the use of Signification Impact Levels (SILs) as exemplified in LDEQ’s extension of Formosa Plastic’s major source air permits’ deadlines to commence construction and the granting of the Commonwealth LNG major source air permits.

An important step towards justice for a historically Black neighborhood

Civil rights complaint to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development against the City of Corpus Christi for violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Title VI Discrimination Complaint Against Corpus Christi, Texas, Accepted

For over a decade, the South Coast Air Quality Management District has enabled the oil industry to pollute communities of color by giving major stationary sources a free pass on compliance with section 185 of the Clean Air Act.

Environmental Protection Agency’s External Civil Rights Compliance Office (ECRCO) will investigate whether the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) discriminated in approving the Ajax asphalt plant specifically and through its air permit program generally.