Title VI of the Civil Rights Act

June 28, 2022 | Press Release

Groups Petition EPA to Address Longstanding Environmental Justice Violations in Texas’ Air Permitting Program

Texas has refused to fix problems in its air permitting program that affect environmental justice and public participation

June 27, 2022 | Legal Document

TCEQ Air Permit Petition

Petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to issue a Title VI compliance review and a SIP (State Implementation Plan) Call to address the lack of environmental justice review and unlawful barriers to public participation in the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) air permitting program.

May 31, 2022 | Legal Document

Doral FL Incinerator Comments Addendum

Addendum re: comments submitted on behalf of Florida Rising on draft air construction permit no. 0250348-014-AC, regarding authorization of non-emergency diesel engines for the Miami-Dade County Resources Recovery Facility.

May 31, 2022 | Legal Document

Covanta FL Incinerator Air Permit Comment Letter - FL Rising

Comments submitted on behalf of Florida Rising on draft air construction permit no. 0250348-014-AC, regarding authorization of non-emergency diesel engines for the Miami-Dade County Resources Recovery Facility.

April 15, 2022 | Article

What’s Environmental Justice Mean? Look at North Denver

A community movement in Denver puts longtime polluters on notice and wins new protections for residents.

March 31, 2022 | Press Release

Personas que No Hablan Inglés Son Discriminadas por Departamento Ambiental de Florida, Grupos Argumentan en Queja Civil

Earthjustice, en nombre de Florida Rising, presentó una acción en virtud de la Ley de Derechos Civiles De 1964 y otras leyes

March 31, 2022 | Press Release

Groups File U.S. Civil Rights Complaint Against Florida DEP Over Environmental Justice Issues

Action filed under 1964 Civil Rights Act and Other Laws

March 31, 2022 | Legal Document

Civil Rights Complaint Against FL DEP

Florida Rising Civil Rights Complaint Against FL DEP

January 20, 2022 | Press Release

Louisiana Has Failed to Protect Black Communities from Toxic Air

Community groups file civil rights complaint with EPA against state agencies

January 20, 2022 | Legal Document

Title VI Complaint, LDEQ, LDH

Earthjustice and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, on behalf of Concerned Citizens of St. John and the Sierra Club, submitted a complaint to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency against the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and the Louisiana Department of Health for violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Black residents of St. John the Baptist Parish have been subjected to disproportionate air pollution and extremely high cancer risk caused by various manufacturing facilities, including the Denka neoprene production plant. These agencies have failed to control hazardous air pollution and mitigate its harm.

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