Alexis Andiman, Attorney, Sustainable Food & Farming Program, Earthjustice: “Title VI connects to health and the environment because many state agencies receive money from EPA and Title VI prevents those agencies from accepting that money and also authorizing pollution that has an unjustified unequal impact.”

The public can comment through Dec. 14 on an EPA rule that would shield thousands of livestock facilities from reporting toxic emissions.

Los grupos Environmental Working Group y Waterkeeper Alliance dieron a conocer un reporte en el que se encontró que las operaciones de productos animales en Carolina del Norte producen casi 10 mil millones de galones de materia fecal animal cada año, con la mayor parte proveniente de las instalaciones donde se cría ganado porcino.

A new report sheds light on the severity of North Carolina’s pig waste problems.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination on the basis of color, religion, national origin and gender. The text of the law is thematically organized into eleven sections, Title I to Title XI. Title VI is of particular significance. Find out why.

The biggest agribusiness companies in the world want you to think they’re standing up for small family farms—but that’s a load of manure.

Desde California hasta Michigan, las comunidades de color de bajos recursos llevan años esperando que la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EEUU (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) tome una posición respecto al racismo medioambiental.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is one of the few enforceable civil rights laws that cover environmental actions. And from California to Michigan, low-income communities of color have been waiting years for the EPA to take a stand against environmental racism.

EPA Launches Investigation of North Carolina for Civil Rights violations

Groups allege State’s lax regulation of hog operations has disproportionate impact on communities of color

The North Carolina Environmental Justice Network, Rural Empowerment Association for Community Help and Waterkeeper Alliance, supported by Earthjustice, have filed a complaint with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Civil Rights under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 alleging that North Carolina’s lax regulation of hog waste disposal discriminates against communities…

Decade-long struggle with North Carolina over public health shifts to the EPA as community groups state lax oversight of hog operations violates civil rights.