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Karankawa Tribe of Texas, Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas, and Ingleside on the Bay Coastal Watch Association urge the U.S. Corps of Engineers to revoke the Clean Water Act permit; undertake supplemental reviews; and/or deny any further extension of the permit and require the Port of Corpus Christi Authority to submit a new permit application for any future proposed terminal at the site. They also request that they be added to the list of “interested parties.”

GreenLatinos sent the Colorado Department of Transportation a Healthy Communities No-Widening Alternative to the proposed I-270 widening.

Environmental justice and conservation groups argue the rule does not meet the requirements of the state Environmental Justice Act

Environmental justice and conservation groups filed an appeal to strengthen Colorado’s disproportionately impacted community permitting rule after a state court ruled against the plaintiffs in late August.

Environmental justice and conservation groups cut out of settlement process despite intervention

GreenLatinos sent the Colorado Department of Transportation a Healthy Communities No-Widening Alternative to the proposed I-270 widening. The alternative draws from a report by an Architects Foundation “Design Assistance Team,” which met with community members to learn about their goals and concerns.

PVSC ignored significant community opposition to the project. Now the community is suing

Earthjustice, on behalf of Ironbound Community Corporation, sued the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission for approving a fourth gas power plant in Newark, despite strong community opposition. The plant would be built next to the Ironbound neighborhood, which is already crowded with smokestacks, diesel trucks, and power plants.

Behind nearly every environmental win of the past 50 years, you’ll find Earthjustice. This is thanks to generous supporters who have helped to make sure the earth has a good lawyer.

The new rule is an important — but imperfect — step toward equitable federal permitting of high-priority transmission lines.

On behalf of the Ironbound Community Corporation, Earthjustice submits the following comments on the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s draft modification of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission’s (PVSC) Title V operating permit that would allow PVSC to operate a new methane gas-fired Standby Power Generating Facility at the PVSC facility located at 600 Wilson Avenue, Newark, Essex County, NJ 07105.

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Women will continue to help shape the future as we fight to protect the environment that we all share — our planet.

Congress must reject these poison pill riders and non-negotiable provisions that will harm communities and the environment.

The first transatlantic voyages were only the beginning.

The New Jersey Environmental Justice (EJ) Law can be the most protective environmental justice law in the nation if the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection prioritizes the health of residents in overburdened communities. The Department must evolve and ensure this EJ Law protects residents from all environmental injustices within the state. New Jersey can achieve actual reductions of pollution in EJ communities by denying any new permits in already overburdened communities.

Sharonda Williams-Tack leads a campaign that seeks to help struggling households reduce their utility bills through energy efficiency retrofits.

On the anniversary of historic climate executive order, the journey is far from over