#EnvironmentalJustice

Barragán and Padilla Reintroduce Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025

This bicameral legislation responds directly to the Trump Administration's actions to eliminate the DOJ’s Environmental Justice Office and dismantle environmental…

2 years ago

EPA Places 171 DEIA and Environmental Justice Employees on Administrative Leave

Despite Zeldin’s overly optimistic pronouncement and his attempt to cast Biden administration policies in a nefarious light, the climate equity…

2 years ago

Rep. Barragán Introduces “Commitment to Environmental Justice Act” to Lock In Protections for Vulnerable Communities

By codifying President Biden’s Executive Order 14096, "Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All," the bill ensures that…

2 years ago

Winning the Long Game

Marquez and fellow activists learned something else at the time: All our elected officials were elected to their offices receiving…

2 years ago

LA City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto Secures $35 Million Settlement with Monsanto Over Environmental Violations

According to the 2022 lawsuit, the original Monsanto Co. knew that its PCBs were highly toxic, harmful to human and…

2 years ago

Climate Crossroad Looms For California

As Hurricane Helene highlights the severe impacts of climate change, California faces challenges in advancing its climate policies amidst misinformation…

2 years ago

Officials Tackle Environmental Injustice in Watts: Addressing Polluted Stormwater and Lead-Contaminated Pipes

Comprehensive water quality testing is ongoing to pinpoint the source of lead contamination. Both XRF diffraction and water sample testing…

2 years ago

Environmental Groups Rally as Regulators Approve New Wells

This is another shot fired in the battle between environmentalists and regulators, the latter of which has been a revolving…

2 years ago

A Long Way from Zero

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, fresh from her trip to Paris, France to check out the preparations for the 2024…

2 years ago

Back to the Future: Controversy Over California’s Clean Transportation Plan

Almost 80% of California’s $4 billion clean transportation program went to subsidizing combustion fuels, rather than zero-emission vehicles and infrastructure…

2 years ago