Environmental Justice

FEMA Holds $300 Million in Grants Until States Account for Deportations

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency is withholding more than $300 million in emergency preparedness grants from states until they can prove that their population estimates, used to calculate award amounts, do not include people who have been deported from the United States."

Source: NYTimes, 10/06/2025

"Youth-Led US Climate Activists Widen Focus To Fight Authoritarianism"

"As the Trump administration cracks down on both environmental policies and progressive activism, the Sunrise Movement, the youth-led climate justice organization that popularized calls for a Green New Deal, is widening its mission to fight authoritarianism."

Source: Guardian, 10/06/2025

"Calif. Sanctions Stark Disparities in Pesticide Exposure During Pregnancy"

"If you’re young, pregnant and Latina, chances are you live near agricultural fields sprayed with higher levels of brain-damaging organophosphate pesticides."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/03/2025

Explosion Left a Black Town Contaminated. Politics Are Stunting the Cleanup.

"On the banks of the Tangipahoa River in South Louisiana, thick oil slicks and chemical odors ripple across the water. Five weeks after an oil and lubricant facility exploded, sending oily soot as far as 40 miles away, Black residents still complain that the chemical smell is so strong that it wakes them up in the middle of the night."

Source: Capital B, 10/03/2025

Pope Leo Decries Climate Skeptics As He Embraces Francis' Green Legacy

"Pope Leo XIV took aim Wednesday at skeptics who “ridicule those who speak of global warming,” as he strongly embraced Pope Francis’ environmental legacy and made it his own in some of his strongest and most extensive comments to date."

Source: AP, 10/02/2025

"NJ Sues Pfizer Over Cancer-Linked Water Contamination"

"New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has sued Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Honeywell and several real estate companies over a site in Morris Plains where toxic waste remained from a now-shuttered pharmaceutical plant."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/02/2025

Appeal Could Ease Spreading of Drilling Fluids on Pennsylvania Roadways

"In recent years, Pennsylvania regulators have tried to clamp down on roadway spreading of tens of millions of gallons of oil and gas “brines,” high-salt liquids that can be laced with toxic metals and radioactive material. The industry is pushing back."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/02/2025

Alaskan Graphite Mine Races Toward Approval Without Required Tribal Consent

"A project in western Alaska is being fast-tracked in a process that has not yet included legally required consultations with Inupiaq communities."

Source: Grist, 10/01/2025

"Shutdown Threatens To Delay Zeldin’s Climate Rule Rollback"

"EPA is trying to complete an agencywide restructuring effort while also weakening marquee regulations in October and November. Now it might have to do that in the midst of a government shutdown."

Source: E&E News, 10/01/2025

"Trump Agencies Lean Into Shortcuts for Public Comment Process"

"The Trump administration is repeatedly disregarding the notice-and-comment process normally required for creating or repealing regulations, raising alarms from those who say it’s sidestepping safeguards against arbitrary and ineffective government action."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/30/2025

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