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
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
Environmental Justice through the Eye of Hurricane Katrina
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
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
Joint Center Forms Partnership to Bring More African American Voices Into Climate Change Debate
Environmental Justice Leaders Call for Tougher EPA Ozone Standard
Transportation Equity Newsletter
EVENTS
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Call To Action 2008 National Conference. November 7 - 9, 2008. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Facing Race, A national conference. Define Justice. Make Change. November 13-15, 2008 Oakland Marriot City Center
Advancing Climate Justice: Transforming the Economy, Public Health and Our Environment. January 29th–30th, 2009. New York, NY.
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