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“It appears the problem has been swept under the rug.” → Read More
In the states already hit hard by climate change, action is urgent — with or without the federal government. → Read More
The EPA hasn't met its obligations under the Civil Rights Act, a report found, forcing polluted communities to endure delays or inaction. → Read More
In a draft stragetic plan, the EPA pledges to 'invigorate" its civil-rights efforts. → Read More
The Office of Civil Rights has done almost nothing to help people who complain of environmental discrimination, but a turnaround is possible → Read More
Residents of Southside Syracuse put up a fierce, well-organized fight to stop construction of a sewage plant and still lost. → Read More
Residents of the city's Southside neighborhood sought the EPA's help in stopping construction of a sewage plant but came away disappointed. → Read More
As Esther Calhoun sees it, discrimination, rooted in the acts of many, has turned this wisp of a town into a dumping ground. Thirty miles from Selma, a different kind of civil rights struggle. → Read More
The Arrowhead Landfill collects thousand of tons of waste per day and been blamed for odors, dust and even buzzards. → Read More
Read the rest of Environmental Justice, Denied at the Center for Public Integrity. → Read More
The campaign is but the latest action on a variety of fronts to curb what Biden, President Barack Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have called an “epidemic” of sexual violence on college campuses. In April 2104, a White House task force announced recommendations for helping schools respond to the problem, launching a website, NotAlone.gov. Within days, the Education Department released… → Read More
Punishment related to contamination from coal ash - subject of Center investigation → Read More
Jarrett McElheney grew up near a cluster of petroleum storage tanks. His parents believe benzene in drinking water gave him cancer. → Read More
Previously secret documents illuminate a 10-year effort by petrochemical titans to counteract damning science on the carcinogen benzene. → Read More
How to investigate the ways your school deals with sexual assault allegations. → Read More
Lawmakers in both the Senate and House of Representatives are introducing legislation aimed at combating campus sexual violence this week, building on a series of recent federal initiatives aimed at tackling the issue — the focus of a landmark Center for Public Integrity investigation. At a morning press conference attended by students and victims’ advocates, a bipartisan group of senators unveiled… → Read More
White House task force issues recommendations to combat vexing problem. → Read More
Facing a legal challenge from Earthjustice and others, the EPA agrees to set a plan by year's end to regulate coal ash. → Read More
President creates task force to help protect students from sexual violence → Read More
President Obama's climate plan, vital to his green agenda, is drawing close scrutiny — and sharp critiques — from powerful coal forces. → Read More