The Latest On: COVID-19
Activists Call for Pause in I-70 Construction During Stay-at-Home Order
“It is imperative that we act now to protect the health of those sheltering in place near the I-70 Central Project until the threat of COVID-19 is behind us.”
8 Maneras En Que Puede Ayudar A Su Comunidad En Medio De La Pandemia COVID-19
EPA’s Enforcement Shutdown During Pandemic Puts Americans At Risk
Patrice Simms, VP of Litigation for Healthy Communities, Earthjustice: “This is really a moment when the agency should be taking a pause, stepping back, focusing on immediate concerns of making sure people are well protected, that people are cared for, that people are not experiencing additional exposures to pollution at a time when they are also being challenged by everything that’s going on with respect to COVID.”
California Issues First Fracking Permits In Nine Months. But COVID-19 Makes It Even More Complicated.
Colin O’Brien, Attorney, California Regional Office, Earthjustice: “These permits took longer because the past process was inadequate, not because this most recent approval involved any enhanced review or increased protection.”
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In Alaska’s North, Covid-19 Has Not Stopped the Trump Administration’s Quest to Drill for Oil
Montana Groups Watch As EPA Enforcement Eases During Pandemic
Timothy Preso, Managing Attorney, Northern Rockies Office: "We are prepared to take enforcement action if polluting industries abuse these EPA and DEQ decisions to unleash harmful pollution on vulnerable communities."