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November 21, 2019 | Press Release

Hundreds of Documents Released Detailing Plans to Build Migrant Detention Facilities at Contaminated Fort Bliss Site

Up to 7,500 unaccompanied minors would have been held at toxic site according to plans unearthed by environmental and community advocates

November 21, 2019 | Press Release

Cientos de Documentos Revelan Planes Para Construir Instalaciones de Detención de Migrantes en Sitio Contaminado de Texas

Hasta 7.500 menores no acompañados hubiesen sido retenidos en Fort Bliss, de acuerdo con los planes descubiertos por defensores ambientales y comunitarios

November 21, 2019 | Feature

Stopping Toxic Cages

An unprecedented collection of government documents regarding Fort Bliss sheds light on the process that the Trump administration follows to create migrant detention centers and its disregard to human rights and public health.

November 21, 2019 | Report

Expert Report: Fort Bliss Waste Sites and Potential Human Health Impacts at Proposed Migrant Detention Center

An expert report reviewing documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests to the U.S. Army, including emails from the U.S. Army and Department of Homeland Security. The report notes notes that there were several problems with the project at Fort Bliss, including that the Army did not adequately investigate to determine what types of waste had been disposed of at the site, and more.

November 21, 2019 | Crónica

Frenando las Celdas Tóxicas

Una colección sin precedentes de documentos gubernamentales revela el proceso de la administración Trump para crear centros de detención de migrantes.

November 18, 2019 | Feature

Toxic Taps

The military is running away from its legacy of PFAS-contaminated water.

November 14, 2019 | In the News: ProPublica

New EPA Rules Aim to Reduce Toxic Emissions. But Many “Cancer Alley” Chemical Plants Won’t Have to Change.

Emma Cheuse, Attorney, Washington, D.C., Office: “Communities in the Gulf states need protection every day, not just on sunny days.”

November 8, 2019 | In the News: WebMD

Ethylene Oxide Emission Plan Called ‘Weak’

Emma Cheuse, Attorney, Washington, D.C., Office: “It’s unbelievable that EPA is proposing to leave certain communities exposed to a level of cancer risk that is 2 to 3 times the level the EPA deems presumptively unacceptable.”

November 4, 2019 | In the News: Bloomberg Environment

U.S. EPA Needs Better Science in Chemical Risk Findings: Advisers

Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, Attorney, Earthjustice: "The findings of the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals are a meticulous, unvarnished, and absolutely devastating critique."

October 24, 2019 | Press Release

Due To Covanta’s Continuous ‘Pink Smoke’ Air Violations The Ironbound Community Urges NJ AG To Investigate And Take Enforcement

Visible pink and purple smoke emission events continue to threaten the public health of frontline Ironbound residents and violate New Jersey and federal laws, raising concern of unpermitted medical waste

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Hundreds of Documents Released Detailing Plans to Build Migrant Detention Facilities at Contaminated Fort Bliss Site

Cientos de Documentos Revelan Planes Para Construir Instalaciones de Detención de Migrantes en Sitio Contaminado de Texas

Stopping Toxic Cages

Expert Report: Fort Bliss Waste Sites and Potential Human Health Impacts at Proposed Migrant Detention Center

Frenando las Celdas Tóxicas

Toxic Taps

New EPA Rules Aim to Reduce Toxic Emissions. But Many “Cancer Alley” Chemical Plants Won’t Have to Change.

Ethylene Oxide Emission Plan Called ‘Weak’

U.S. EPA Needs Better Science in Chemical Risk Findings: Advisers

Due To Covanta’s Continuous ‘Pink Smoke’ Air Violations The Ironbound Community Urges NJ AG To Investigate And Take Enforcement

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