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The Denka Performance Elastomer manufacturing plant in Reserve, Louisiana, on March 18, 2022. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
From the Experts: Victory May 27, 2025

In Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, a Deserved Reprieve for St. John Residents After Years of Environmental Injustice

Denka halts toxic neoprene production after years of community pressure.
Press Release September 4, 2024

As GOP AGs Target Title VI, 40+ Groups Rally to Defend Civil Rights

Coalition presses EPA to stand firm on civil rights protections amid new legal challenges
document September 4, 2024

Title VI: Letter to EPA

A coalition of over 45 groups, including environmental justice and civil rights organizations, along with community-based and grassroots groups, submit a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, calling on…
document September 3, 2024

Title VI Letter: List of Signatories

A coalition of over 45 groups, including environmental justice and civil rights organizations, along with community-based and grassroots groups, submit a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, calling on…
The welcome sign to St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, and a pipeline marker, are covered in red dust from the nearby Atlantic Alumina facility. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Press Release August 23, 2024

Louisiana Federal Court Permanently Stops Title VI Protections Statewide

Ruling blocks federal safeguards against environmental injustice in Louisiana
The expansion of ExxonMobil’s Beaumont Refinery in Texas is one of the cases where the EPA failed to investigate civil rights complaints filed more than a decade ago. (Randy Edwards / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Press Release August 22, 2024

EPA Updates Guidance on Title VI Civil Rights Safeguards

Earthjustice welcomes EPA’s new Title VI guidance
document August 22, 2024

Judgment: Louisiana Federal Court Permanently Stops Title VI Protections Statewide

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana permanently blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice from enforcing disparate impact regulations under Title VI of…
John Beard, Robert Taylor, Sharon Lavigne and Harry Joseph, left to right, speak to fellow activists from "Cancer Alley" to call on President Biden to declare a state of emergency in St. James Parrish, La., during a protest outside the White House on Oct. 25, 2022. The procession of activists carried photographs of fellow community members who died because of the toxic impact of fossil fuels. (Kevin Wolf / AP Images for Fossil Free Media)
Press Release April 17, 2024

States Ask EPA to Eviscerate Environmental Civil Rights Protections

Republican attorneys general from 23 states petitioned the agency to weaken Title VI
document April 15, 2024

EPA Region 6 Letter Regarding Significant Impact Levels (SILs) Petition

Letter re Significant Impact Level guidance implementation from USEPA Region 6 to Earthjustice, dated April 15, 2024, with attached correspondence between USEPA Region 6 and LDEQ dated February 1, 2023,…
document February 12, 2024

Corpus Christi Civil Rights and Fair Housing Complaint: Referral to U.S. Department of Justice

Letter to city officials on a complaint under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act against the City of Corpus Christi, Texas for the proposed…
The Hillcrest neighborhood, near “Refinery Row” in Corpus Christi, TX. (Eddie Seal for Earthjustice)
Press Release February 12, 2024

Corpus Christi Civil Rights and Fair Housing Complaint Referred to U.S. Department of Justice

An important step towards justice for a historically Black neighborhood
Homes are adjacent to a Shell refinery in Norco, Louisiana. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Press Release January 23, 2024

Federal Court Deals Major Blow to Environmental Civil Rights Enforcement

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana ruling restricts EPA and DOJ from protecting Louisiana communities from disparate environmental impacts