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…

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

Debbie Chizewer, Managing Attorney, Midwest Office: “I think it is a perversion of our civil rights laws to say otherwise, to say that you can’t account for these past harms by creating policies that protect communities that are disproportionately harmed.”

Letter comes on eve of the 14th anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon spill

The EPA’s denial directly addresses environmental and health concerns regarding the impacts turbines’ emissions have on people

Bradley Marshall, Attorney, Florida Office: “It does send a statement that even though we are seeing the impacts of climate change increasing every year in the state — more people being impacted by stronger hurricanes, we’re seeing sea level rise, we’re seeing hotter summers — that we don’t think that is something we should be…

Biden administration agrees that Enbridge is trespassing on Bad River Band Reservation

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The Court found Peru responsible for violating the rights of residents of La Oroya, who have been exposed to unsafe levels of toxic contamination for generations

The Biden administration must get rulemakings over the finish line this spring to solidify climate and health protections ahead of political uncertainty.

UN announces appointments of Special Rapporteurs for the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment and the protection of human rights in the context of climate change

An international court ruled in favor of the people of La Oroya, Peru, finding that the government violated their right to a healthy environment.

The petition asks EPA to regulate PFAS created that leach from more than 100 million fluorinated plastic containers into household products and the environment

Mae Manupipatpong, Attorney, International Program: “Toxic water pollution doesn’t stop at the Canadian border. And human rights obligations don’t either.”

SEITC briefs the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights on Canada’s violations

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

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An important step towards justice for a historically Black neighborhood