Lead

August 1, 2019 | Press Release

Grupos Entablan Demanda Contra Una Defectuosa Regla Sobre el Peligro de Plomo

Ningún nivel de exposición al plomo es seguro para los niños y niñas

August 1, 2019 | Press Release

Groups Sue Over Botched Lead Hazard Rule

No level of lead exposure is safe for children

August 1, 2019 | Legal Document

Complaint: Lead Dust Standards

Community organizations sued Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency for failing to establish protective lead hazard standards for older housing and child-occupied facilities, such as schools and daycares. The lead hazard standards updated in June 2019 determine whether lead in homes, child-care facilities, and surrounding soil poses a risk. But the standards the Trump administration unveiled are too lax to protect families. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of A Community Voice, California Communities Against Toxics, Healthy Homes Collaborative, New Jersey Citizen Action, New York City Coalition to End Lead Poisoning, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, the Sierra Club, and United Parents Against Lead.

July 8, 2019 | In the News: Patch

Essex County Trash Incinerator Unfairly Burdens Poor, Critics Say

Jonathan Smith, Attorney, Northeast Office, Earthjustice: “Right now, the facility is operating under pollution standards that are over 20-years-old. The incinerator emits more lead into air than any other incinerator in the country, and is one of the top lead emitters in New Jersey for all types of facilities.”

November 20, 2018 | In the News: Power Thread

Meagan Burton on Social Change within the Legal System

An interview with Meagan Burton, attorney in Earthjustice's Northeast Regional Office

November 15, 2018 | Press Release

Newark Youth March on Covanta, Trash-Burning Incinerator Masquerading As “Energy Plant”

Covanta violates pollution permits, threatens public health — all while nabbing incentives intended for clean energy

August 22, 2018 | Letter

Comments on Review of the Dust-Lead Hazard Standards and the Definition of Lead-Based Paint

Letter submitted to EPA by individuals and organizations including Environmental Defense Fund, WeACT, National Disability Rights Network, and NRDC.

August 22, 2018 | Legal Document

Letter from Petitioners to EPA on Review of the Dust-Lead Hazard Standards

Comments submitted on behalf of citizens’ groups explaining the many significant flaws in the agency’s proposal to update the lead-dust hazard standard.