Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The Latest On: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

June 23, 2017 | Article

EPA delay imperils communities of color near chemical plants

African American and Latino communities will be harmed most by the EPA’s delay of a lifesaving chemical safety rule.

June 22, 2017 | In the News: Michigan Radio

What EPA Budget Cuts Could Mean For Low-Income And Minority Communities

Lisa Garcia, VP of Litigation for Healthy Communities: “It would be a shame to get rid of the one office that is in touch with people, that understands what the potential burdens are of our bad environmental decisions. ... you would lose communication with so many communities, who you’re supposed to represent. Because they can’t get on their private jets, or go to D.C. every time you have a meeting on oil, or coal, or climate.”

June 20, 2017 | In the News: Grist

The Unsustainable Whiteness of Green

Chas Lopez, Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion, Earthjustice: “When we’re representing people, we need to make sure we’re mindful and respectful and acknowledge that history of a lack of trust — based on the way that these organizations or communities feel like they’d been treated in the past.”

June 12, 2017 | Article

Resisting Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks, Locally

Heightened activism at the local level has garnered a breakthrough for environmental justice in New York City.

June 12, 2017 | Report

Unfinished Business: Adani, The State, and The Indigenous Rights Struggle of The Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners Council

This report by senior researchers from the University of Queensland raises issues that are crucial to the important and timely debate about native title and the rights of Indigenous peoples in Australia and around the world.