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National Communications Strategist, Partnerships and Intersectional Justice

Based in Washington, D.C., Keith is the National Communications Strategist for Partnerships and Intersectional Justice.

March 25, 2020

Bajo la Sombra Del COVID-19, Algunas Industrias Buscan Permiso Para Seguir Contaminando

By Keith Rushing  /  Washington, D.C. Office

Las industrias contaminantes presionan al gobierno para que flexibilice restricciones y elimine requisitos de monitoreo.

The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, or MATS, regulate the pollution emitted by power plants like this one.
March 25, 2020

Under the Cover of COVID, Polluters Seek Free Pass to Pollute

By Keith Rushing  /  Washington, D.C. Office

Polluting industries are lobbying the government to loosen restrictions and waive monitoring requirements.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt
April 5, 2018

Scott Pruitt Doesn’t Play by the Rules—and He Still Can’t Win

By Keith Rushing  /  Headquarters Office

The EPA administrator's efforts to go rogue and ignore bedrock environmental law keep failing.

Bebe White
March 12, 2018

Two Black Communities in Albany Fight for Answers Amid Official Apathy

By Keith Rushing  /  Northeast Office

The state is risking their health for dirty energy. Now, two of Albany’s designated environmental justice communities are fighting for cleaner air.

El huracán María volcó las vidas de muchos residentes de Puerto Rico como Heydee Pérez y su hijo, Yenel Calera.
December 11, 2017

Hogares sin luz en Puerto Rico reciben energía solar

By Keith Rushing

Cuando el huracán María comenzó a alejarse de Puerto Rico tras asolar la isla, David Ortiz salió a la calle con un machete y un corazón humanitario.

Heydee Pérez and her son, Yenel Calera, a week after hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico.
December 7, 2017

Groups Provide a Solar Energy Stopgap for Puerto Ricans Living without Power

By Keith Rushing

An environmental coalition has distributed 6,000 solar lanterns among Puerto Ricans who are still living without power.

Reid Gardner coal plant
October 31, 2017

Tribe Fought for Coal Ash Safeguards, Then Pruitt Came Along

By Keith Rushing  /  Clean Energy Program & Headquarters Office

For decades, coal ash has been affecting the lives of the Paiute Indians who live on the Moapa River Reservation some 30 miles from Las Vegas.

Además de las inundaciones causadas por el huracán Harvey, muchas comunidades en Texas se enfrentan a la peligrosa contaminación causada por el cierre de operaciones de refinerías cercanas.
September 5, 2017

Vecindarios en Houston sufren alza en contaminación tras Huracán Harvey

By Keith Rushing  /  Washington, D.C. Office

Residentes de todo el estado de Texas y la región del Golfo siguen sintiendo los efectos devastadores del huracán Harvey, concentrando más de 50 pulgadas de lluvia en algunas zonas esta semana, desplazando a miles de personas y matando a un número aún por confirmar.

Kentucky Air National Guardsmen conduct water rescue missions in Port Arthur, Texas, on Aug. 30, 2017, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey
August 31, 2017

In Harvey’s Wake, Residents Near Houston Industry Suffer Pollution Spike

By Keith Rushing  /  Washington, D.C. Office

Refinery shutdowns leave communities vulnerable to releases of hazardous emissions

July 28, 2017

Detienen Los Engaños Del Distrito De Control De Contaminación Ambiental Del Condado De San Joaquín

By Keith Rushing  /  California Office

Según la Asociación Pulmonar Americana, Bakersfield es el lugar con mayor polución de partículas a corto plazo en Estados Unidos y con los peores niveles de polución de ozono. Ambas formas de contaminación están relacionadas con enfermedades pulmonares, como el asma, y enfermedades del corazón.