2010 Conference on Environmental Justice, Air, and Green Jobs: Evolution and Innovation, at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel, 555 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA
Communities, tribes, advocates, city/county/state governments, colleges/universities, faith-based organizations, businesses and other stakeholders interested in learning about opportunities to move toward environmental justice in their communities. This Conference provides an opportunity for participants to learn about the following: Goods Movement, Sustainability/Green Jobs, Ambient Air/Climate Change, and Hazardous Waste Cleanup/ Job Training - impacts and challenges of hazardous materials, waste exposure and cleanup activities. Sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) and co-sponsored by Dillard University and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Worker Education and Training Program. Click HERE to visit the conference's website.

Rally for Environmental Justice in Dickson, TN September 5, 2009, 10 a.m. at the Memorial Building, 200 Center Ave, in Dickson TN
Rally with Justice and Witness Ministries of the United Church of Christ, the Tennessee Baptist Missionary Convention, The Center for Environmental Justice of Clark Atlanta University and the Tennessee NAACP on September 5, 2009, 10 a.m. at the Memorial Building, 200 Center Ave, in Dickson TN (35 miles west of Nashville) in support of the Holt family whose well became contaminated with TCE, a dangerous toxin.  Those who lived on the property, just 54 ft from the landfill have suffered death and disease.  The family believes their health issues came from drinking contaminated water from their well.  Having finally been warned of the danger, they stopped drinking the well water.  Their homestead is still contaminated. Click HERE to view the article. You can sign the petition at by clicking HERE or you can view the rally announcement HERE (pdf).