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In the News: KRIS TV February 14, 2024

Corpus Christi Desalination: DOJ to review civil rights complaint

Erin Gaines, Attorney, Fossil Fuels Program: “The inner harbor desalination plant, which would be located in the Hillcrest, is just the latest example of this long-standing pattern of discrimination.”

document February 12, 2024

Corpus Christi Civil Rights and Fair Housing Complaint: Referral to U.S. Department of Justice

Letter to city officials on a complaint under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act against the City of Corpus Christi, Texas for the proposed development of a desalination plant in a historically Black neighborhood being referred to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

The Hillcrest neighborhood, near “Refinery Row” in Corpus Christi, TX. (Eddie Seal for Earthjustice)
Press Release February 12, 2024

Corpus Christi Civil Rights and Fair Housing Complaint Referred to U.S. Department of Justice

An important step towards justice for a historically Black neighborhood

Homes are adjacent to a Shell refinery in Norco, Louisiana. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Press Release January 23, 2024

Federal Court Deals Major Blow to Environmental Civil Rights Enforcement

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

document January 23, 2024

5th Circuit: Title VI Judgment

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

document January 23, 2024

5th Circuit: Title VI Preliminary Injunction

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

document January 23, 2024

5th Circuit: Title VI Order

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

document January 9, 2024

5th Circuit: Title VI Hearing Transcript

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.

Earthjustice attorneys and community partners look at the site plan for the Ajax asphalt plant sited in the Dort-Carpenter Industrial Park during a meeting at St. Francis Prayer Center on May 10, 2022, in Flint, Michigan. (Sylvia Jarrus for Earthjustice)
Press Release December 12, 2023

Flint Groups Welcome Federal Action Against RJ Torching

The scrapyard violated emissions limits in a community already facing many harmful sources of air pollution

document October 16, 2023

Title VI Letter to DOJ and EPA (Oct 2023)

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.

document August 10, 2023

Attachments for Letter to HUD & EPA

Includes nearby sources to Ajax Facility, Flint Facilities Inspection Summary, and EGLE response to AJAX Asphalt Title VI Complaint.

document August 10, 2023

Joint Letter Follow-up to HUD & EPA

Summarizing Feb. 28 tour and site visit, resident interviews, and why HUD and the EPA must act.

document August 10, 2023

Letter from EGLE to Environmental Transformation Movement of Flint

Thanking Environmental Transformation Movement of Flint for meeting and assuring EGLE’s commitment to address environmental justice concerns.

document August 10, 2023

Final Letter to EGLE

From Environmental Transformation Movement of Flint, Flint Rising, and St. Francis Prayer Center, urging EGLE to pledge to critical changes, requesting written agreement that provides meaningful commitments and accountability to ensure that EGLE will better protect Black communities and other communities of color.

A sign protesting the asphalt plant is seen outside of St. Francis Prayer Center on May 10, 2022 in Flint, Michigan. (Sylvia Jarrus for Earthjustice)
Press Release August 10, 2023

EGLE, EPA Retreat from Civil Rights Agreement with Flint Groups

Advocates call on Michigan to overhaul its discriminatory air permitting program

document August 9, 2023

Letter, re: Final Informal Resolution Agreement, EPA & EGLE: Flint, MI

Letter from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, Office of External Civil Rights Compliance to Earthjustice and Great Lakes Environmental Law Center notifying that EPA has resolved complaint based on the Informal Resolution Agreement entered between EPA and EGLE.

document August 8, 2023

Informal Resolution Agreement, EPA & EGLE: Flint, MI

EGLE agrees to engage in the voluntary Informal Resolution Agreement process to resolve complaint alleging discrimination by EGLE in violation of Title VI of Civil Rights Act when it approved a permit to install for the Ajax Asphalt Plant without providing meaningful public participation.

Press Release July 28, 2023

EPA Declines to Investigate Civil Rights Environmental Discrimination Claims in Louisiana

Communities polluted by industry are seeking justice and relief from ongoing state permitting decisions that allow increased pollution in areas where air quality already fails to meet legal and public health-based standards