Coal Ash: A Civil Rights Issue

Coal ash industrial waste

The EPA has a well-documented problem with allowing coal ash waste to pile up in low-income communities of color.

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Coastal Martens: ‘A Cog in the Ecosystem’s Machinery’

The American pine marten USFS

Dr. Mourad Gabriel has spent more than a decade fighting to save rare forest carnivores like the coastal marten, and along the way he’s stumbled on unexpected challenges facing these animals, including illegal marijuana cultivation on California’s public lands.

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EPA to Weaken Civil Rights Protections Under Obama

Ron Smith

The EPA’s Office of Civil Rights is trying to weaken civil rights protections through a new proposal that will negatively impact communities that suffer environmental discrimination.

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