The Latest On: Healthy Communities
October 8, 2020
| In the News: Inside EPA
New Jersey Eyes 1,4-Dioxane Drinking Water Limit After New York Action
Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program, Earthjustice: "1,4-dioxane spreads throughout the country unnoticed and without awareness of its health effects, and we are now racing to make up for the lost time and trying to deal with the consequences of that. With robust and strong implementation of TSCA, maps like this shouldn't happen."
October 7, 2020
| In the News: Orlando Weekly
'We are not saying disconnections are an appropriate thing to do,' says Florida utility regulator while rejecting a proposal to halt disconnections
Bradley Marshall, Attorney, Florida Office, Earthjustice: “So many people in Florida are hurting right now. It’s sad that hard-working families are getting their power cut off in the middle of a pandemic. It is heartless and it’s wrong.”
October 6, 2020
| Article
‘What Does Latinx Heritage Month Mean to Me? It’s About Pride, Empathy, and Anger.’
October 1, 2020
| Article
Leaking and Looming, Legacy Coal Ash Ponds Spew Poisons. Is There One Near You?
October 1, 2020
| In the News: Navajo Times
Another Developer, Another Project Near The Confluence
Rumela Roy, Attorney, Rocky Mountains Office, Earthjustice: “This groundwater pumping would harm endangered fish species and sacred sites of a number of tribes.”
September 30, 2020
| In the News: Mic
How Might Amy Coney Barrett Rule on Environmental Issues?
Sambhav Sankar, Senior VP of Litigation for Programs, Earthjustice: "[Barrett's limited history] strongly suggests that she would be willing to reexamine the bedrock doctrines on which environmental law is based."