Environmental Justice

The Guardian: London teenagers’ road signs highlight effect of toxic air on people of colour
Mar 15, 2021

The Guardian reports on Choked Up, a group of teenagers who live in some of London’s most polluted neighbourhoods and put “hacked” road signs up across the capital to highlight ...

by Catherine Ittner

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Millions of Pounds of Air Pollution Released Because of Grid Failure, Freeze in Texas
Feb 24, 2021

(Houston, TX – February 23, 2021) Oil refineries, petrochemical plants and other unprepared industrial facilities in Texas reported releasing an estimated 3.5 million of pounds of extra pollution into the ...

by Sam Lovell

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EDF Hails Biden’s Bold Push to Confront the Climate Crisis while Strengthening the Economy and Addressing Injustice
Jan 27, 2021

Statement from Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund (NEW YORK – Jan. 27, 2021) President Joe Biden took significant action today to combat the climate crisis, building on the steps ...

by Kevin Tuerff

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BBC News: Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah: Air pollution a factor in girl’s death, inquest finds
Dec 16, 2020

A nine-year-old girl who died following an asthma attack has become the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as a cause of death. Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, who ...

by Sam Lovell

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New Poll Shows Many White Americans Unaware of Unequal Burden of Pollution
Oct 26, 2020

More Black and Latino respondents are “very concerned” about pollution in their communities

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Oakland, California

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Mom’s Clean Air Force: Trump’s EPA Called Out for Violating Environmental Justice Laws
Oct 21, 2020

In 1978, the Inspector General Act created offices with the authority to investigate and oversee specific governmental agencies. One of those was the Environmental Protection Agency.

• October 21, 2020November 9, 2020 • Environmental Justice, Partners

Partner Profile: Mums for Lungs

Jemima Hartshorn (pictured on far left) is co-founder of Mums for Lungs. She was born in London and raised in Hamburg, Germany. She returned to London for an LLM degree in ...

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Regulatory and Legal Actions

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Advocacy / Petitions

Learn about Moms Clean Air Force: The mission of US-based Moms Clean Air Force is to protect children from air pollution and climate change. We envision a safe, stable future ...

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