Environmental Justice Leaders Call on the EPA to Protect Communities from the Impacts of the Dirty Biomass Industry Press Event at Region 4 Headquarters in Atlanta is Part of the […]
Release: Southern Communities for a Green New Deal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 10, 2021 Media contact: Carina Daniels, [email protected], 510-847-1617 In the wake of the South’s fatal winter storm, over 160 organizations endorse Southern Communities for a Green […]
Biden, Forest Protection, & Environmental Justice in the South
On January 27th President Biden signed a series of Executive Orders on Climate Change. One was an Executive Order to protect 30% of US lands by 2030. Another was on Environmental Justice, directing […]
Despite Overwhelming Opposition, SCDHEC Grants Enviva’s Expansion in Greenwood, SC
Despite overwhelming public opposition from local residents, professors, scientists, and environmental advocacy groups, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) has permitted Enviva to expand production at […]
Letter to the Governor of South Carolina
Dear South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, COVID-19 has now killed more than 200,000 people in the US, and over a quarter of those deaths are Black Americans, in part due […]