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Staff Attorney

Hannah was a staff attorney in the Northeast office. Her litigation work included strengthening health protections from lead, defending the nation's first National River and challenging a waste incinerator project in Puerto Rico.

Earthjustice is partnering with community groups to fight for just and protective EPA standards for lead in the dust and paint in our homes.
June 29, 2018

Weighing In on EPA’s Lead Proposal

By Hannah Chang  /  Northeast Office

Public comments on the EPA’s proposed update to the dust-lead hazard standard urge the agency to adopt a more protective rule.

Earthjustice is partnering with community groups to fight for just and protective EPA standards for lead in the dust and paint in our homes.
December 27, 2017

Why Lead Standards Matter

By Hannah Chang  /  California Office

Earthjustice is partnering with community groups to fight for just and protective EPA standards for lead in the dust and paint in our homes.

The post-Hurricane Maria landscape in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, where Energy Answers, Inc., wants to build a trash incinerator.
December 15, 2017

How a Polluter Is Capitalizing on Disaster in Puerto Rico

By Hannah Chang  /  Northeast Office

As Puerto Rico and its residents reel in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Energy Answers, the company that has been trying unsuccessfully for a decade to construct a solid waste incinerator in Arecibo, has been hard at work capitalizing on the chaos of recovery to push its unpopular project through.