DICKSON CO. LANDFILL UPDATE
End Toxic Racism in Dickson, Tennessee!
NRDC files lawsuit to cleanup Dickson County Landfill on behalf of Holt Family
NBEJN Joins HBCUs to Expose Environmental Racism in Tennessee
Family turns disaster into call for justice
Tour Spotlights Effect Of Water Contamination On Dickson Family
Dickson County Landfill Lawsuit Settled: County Agrees To $400K Settlement
Toxics Tour Planned to Highlight Environmental Racism
Environmental racism takes Senate stage
Emmy Nomination for Contamination and a Crusade Video
Nightmare on eno road timeline
KATRINA UPDATE
The Audacity of Corporate New Orleans; Name Change an insult to memory of Mayor Ernest N. Morial
Contaminated homes denied funds
Nightmare continues Presence of dangerous fumes confirmed in Katrina victims’ FEMA trailers
FEMA Plans Trailer Exodus Over Chemical
Judge Throws Out Katrina Suit Against Army
Probe: FEMA sugarcoated danger of hurricane trailers
FEMA Flip-Flops Again on Trailers
FEMA to start testing air quality in trailers by Dec. 19
LET THEM EAT DIRT: Will the "Mother of All Toxic Cleanups" Be Fair to All NOLA Neighborhoods?
NEWS
U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Reintroduces Critical Environmental Justice Legislation
House Passes Solis’ Green Jobs Act as Part of Comprehensive Energy Reform Bill
Joint Center Forms Partnership to Bring More African American Voices Into Climate Change Debate
Environmental Justice Leaders Call for Tougher EPA Ozone Standard
More than 100 Groups Call on U.S. Senate to Address Environmental Justice
Senator Clinton Announces Bill to Step Up Federal Commitment to Environmental Justice
Transportation Equity Newsletter
EVENTS
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Environmental Health Awareness Walk, May 3rd, 2008 - 9:00am, Athens, Georgia
EcoRes Forum E-Conference Series Environmental (In)Justice: Sources, Symptoms, and Solutions April 11-24, 2008. EcoRes Forum E-Conference Series
SundanceChannel.com to Launch Original Webseries "The Good Fight" on Earth Day, April 22
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