Environmental Justice Setback: Alabama Settlement Terminated

Environmental Justice Setback: Alabama Settlement Terminated

The Trump administration has terminated a landmark environmental justice settlement aimed at improving wastewater infrastructure in majority-Black communities in Alabama. The decision raises concerns about the federal commitment to addressing environmental racism. The post Environmental Justice Setback: Alabama Settlement Terminated appeared first on African American News and Issues.

Trump Has Canceled Environmental Justice Grants. Here’s What Communities Are Losing. - Bucks County Beacon

For decades, residents of the predominantly Black neighborhood complained of a persistent gasolinelike odor. “We had an initiative called ‘Smell something, say something,’” said Edmond, former president of the neighborhood’s association. Residents have long sounded that alarm, blaming the noxious odor on a nearby oil recycling facility. Last year, the city funded the planting of more than 180 trees across the neighborhood. Trees help battle the …

Letter | Trump working to dismantle environmental protections

Dear Editor: Presidential candidate Donald Trump told an audience in Wisconsin last October that he was an “environmentalist” who wanted “really clean air, really clean water.”