People working for environmental justice are rallying today at the downtown Pittsburgh headquarters of U.S. Steel, voicing their concerns to company shareholders about creating a healthier future in the Monongahela Valley region. Japan s Nippon Steel is buying U.S. .
Environmental organizations in Virginia have united in opposition to Gov. Glenn Youngkin s picks for the state Environmental Justice Council. In the last two years, the council has been short several members, unable to reach a quorum or conduct official votes. .
In 2021, Colorado lawmakers took a first step toward addressing decades of toxic pollution disproportionately impacting low-income neighborhoods and communities of color by creating an Environmental Justice Action Task Force. They must now decide whether to act on that task force s recommendations in House Bill 24-1338. Ean Tafoya, Environmental Justice Action Task Force co-chair, said with a projected state budget shortfall of at least $170 million, the future of the measure is uncertain. .
Michigan U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib - D-Dearborn - is among the advocates urging Michigan s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to more actively involve local residents in its decision making. .
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and a coalition of community groups are demanding that the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) improve its public participation process so …