Our First Class Action Lawsuit Takes on Trump Administration to Get Communities the Funding They’re Owed

Our First Class Action Lawsuit Takes on Trump Administration to Get Communities the Funding They’re Owed

If a chemical company wants to build a plant in your neighborhood, you deserve a say in that project and a heads-up. You probably want to know if it’s a health risk to you and your family. But too often, the people harmed the most by air pollution are the last to know about these projects and have the least input. In Texas, a group called Air Alliance Houston is fighting to make sure members of the public know about permitting decisions that cou…

In one of the nation’s most polluted communities, Trump terminates funding for air monitoring

Read the full story at Inside Climate News. Residents in majority-Black north Birmingham, Alabama, have long been subjected to industrial pollution. The new administration has cut funding for a program aimed at measuring the impact.