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The Latest by Lisa Garcia

Former VP of Litigation for Healthy Communities

Lisa worked at Earthjustice from 2014–2019, guiding the organization’s groundbreaking litigation to protect communities and families from the wide range of pollution issues that confront them on a daily basis.

Activistas de Black Lives Matter en la Marcha por el Clima de los Pueblos de 2017 en Washington, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de D.C. Trump ha rechazado las políticas que protegen a las comunidades de color.
February 2, 2018

Para las personas de color, la EPA de Trump es un peligro para la salud

By Lisa Garcia  /  Northeast Office

La agencia ha reducido las regulaciones que protegen a las comunidades de color de la contaminación del aire y el agua.

Black Lives Matter activists at the 2017 Peoples Climate March in Washington, D.C. Under the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency has adopted policies that will disproportionately harm communities of color.
January 23, 2018

For People of Color, Trump’s EPA Is a Health Hazard

By Lisa Garcia  /  Northeast Office

The agency has scaled back regulations that protect communities of color from air and water pollution.

Una refinería de petróleo se cierne sobre Port Arthur, TX. Comparada con la población blanca, la gente de color tiene casi el doble de probabilidades de vivir cerca de una zona industrial.
October 3, 2017

Recortes a la EPA pone a la justicia ambiental y nuestra salud en riesgo

By Lisa Garcia  /  Headquarters Office & Northeast Office

El Congreso ha vuelto tras su receso de verano y ahora los diputados se preguntan si deben recortar todavía más el presupuesto de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) en el 2018.

An oil refinery looms over Port Arthur, TX. People of color are nearly twice as likely as white Americans to live within a fenceline zone of an industrial facility.
September 20, 2017

Environmental Justice Office Could be Shuttered by Proposed EPA Cuts

By Lisa Garcia  /  Washington, D.C. Office

In its proposed 2018 spending bill, Congress could scrap the EPA office charged with addressing racial and income disparities in environmental protections.

Photo by Courtney Emery https://flic.kr/p/qgmtGo
December 10, 2015

Toxic Flame Retardants Are A Known Health Hazard and Should Be Banned

By Lisa Garcia  /  Toxic Exposure & Health Program

Toxic flame retardants are not only ineffective at preventing the most common types of fires, but they are linked to cancer, neurological disorders, impaired fertility and developmental problems.

September 15, 2015

Mes de la Herencia Hispana: Tiempo de Celebrar y de Cuestionar

By Lisa Garcia

Este otoño, mientras se celebra a los hispanos y a los latino-americanos, también debemos continuar la lucha por un medio ambiente saludable en las comunidades de color.

Earthjustice Vice President of Litigation for Healthy Communities, Lisa Garcia
September 15, 2015

Hispanic Heritage Month: A Time to Celebrate and Agitate

By Lisa Garcia  /  Headquarters Office

This fall, as we honor Hispanic and Latino Americans, we must also continue the fight for a healthy environment in communities of color.

The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, or MATS, regulate the pollution emitted by power plants like this one.
March 25, 2015

Reining in the Coal Industry's Assault on Public Health

By Lisa Garcia  /  Washington, D.C. Office

This week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a crucial case about regulating mercury and other toxic air pollution coming from coal-fired power plants.

March 4, 2015

Reducir el Ozono es Cuestión de Vida o Muerte

By Lisa Garcia  /  Washington, D.C. Office

El smog, contribuye al asma la cual ha crecido significativamente en décadas recientes.

Air pollution
January 29, 2015

Reducing Ozone is a Matter of Life and Death

By Lisa Garcia  /  Washington, D.C. Office

The EPA needs to propose stronger ozone standards to reduce asthma attacks, but industry is erroneously claiming that tougher standards will hurt the economy.