Environmental Justice

Trump Exempts Nearly 70 Coal Plants From Biden Rule On Mercury And Air Toxics

"The Trump administration has granted nearly 70 coal-fired power plants a two-year exemption from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene."

Source: AP, 04/16/2025

Burgum Visits, Touts Alabama Coal Mine With Thousands of Safety Violations

"Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum visited two Warrior Met mines to emphasize the administration’s commitment to lifting regulations on the extraction of ‘clean beautiful coal.’ He did not mention the company’s checkered safety and environmental record."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/16/2025

Trump Ends Settlement Over Raw Sewage in Poor, Black Alabama Communities

"The Trump administration announced Friday that it was terminating a historic settlement aimed at improving wastewater treatment services for Alabamians in majority-Black communities harmed by raw sewage, calling the agreement an “illegal DEI and environmental justice policy.”

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/16/2025

"Researchers Identify US Counties With Worst Drinking Water Violations"

"The U.S. counties with the most egregious water quality violations are concentrated in four states: West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Oklahoma, a new study has found."

Source: The Hill, 04/16/2025

"A Legacy Of Resistance Lives On In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’"

"On a recent Wednesday night, three flares were raging from the industrial smoke stacks at Norco Shell, so bright they could be seen miles away from the interstate at the Bonnet Carré Spillway. They were my guide to Woodland Plantation in La Place, Louisiana, whose new owners were commemorating the site of the largest enslaved revolt in U.S. history."

Source: Yale Climate Connections, 04/14/2025

Court Allows Suit Alleging Environmental Racism In La. Parish To Proceed

"A civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies by placing polluting industries in majority-Black communities can move forward, a federal appellate court says."

Source: AP, 04/14/2025

"Trump Hits Delete For Energy, Environment Regs"

"The president’s suite of executive orders to decimate environmental regulations will propel his administration into court."

Source: E&E News, 04/14/2025

"White House Outlines Plan To Gut NOAA, Smother Climate Research"

"The Trump administration wants to effectively break up NOAA and end its climate work by abolishing its primary research office and forcing the agency to help boost U.S. fossil fuel production, budget documents show."

Source: E&E News, 04/14/2025

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