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Environmental justice

EPA Moving Forward to Save Waters and Protect Local Community From Harm

Federal Court Orders Patriot Coal to Pay $45 Million to Treat Toxic Selenium from W. Va. Coal Mines, Holds Patriot in Contempt

BX Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, New York Communities for Change & NYLPI Call for NYC Dept of Education to Remove Toxic PCBs from Classrooms

Americans Win Protection from Toxic Air Pollution

NAACP CONTINUES ITS SUPPORT OF VAN JONES AND WHITE HOUSE GREEN JOBS INITIATIVE

  • By: NAACP Legal Defense Fund
  • 09/04/2009
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Public Justice Wins Second Major Decision Requiring Coal Mine Cleanups

White House Signals That It Might Veto Energy Bill

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 12/04/2007
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E.P.A. Is Sued by 12 States Over Reports on Chemicals

  • By: The New York Times
  • 11/29/2007
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Lawmakers Criticize FEMA's Handling of Hazards Posed by Trailers

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 11/09/2007
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Landmark Katrina Lawsuit Against State Farm Begins

Toxins Threaten to Uproot Entire Town

Supreme Court to review Exxon Valdez damages

New York City Is One of the Biggest Destroyers of the Amazon Rainforest

Katrina trailers could be gone in 2 years, official says

An International Court to Try Ecological Crimes?

U.S. Trying to Block Calif. on Emissions

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 09/25/2007
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New Concerns Emerge About City School Built On Old Industrial Site

New Orleans Deaths up 47%

Boston Residents Face to Face with Bio-War

  • By: Inter Press Service
  • 05/16/2007
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FEMA Provides Toxic Trailers for Hurricane Refugees

Report Exposes Dangers to Children in Unsafe Housing