As new research reminds us that pollution often disproportionately affects poor and minority communities in the United States, a long-standing mapping tool from the EPA can help reporters explore and discover those environmental justice stories nearest them. The latest TipSheet explains the problem, and walks you through the mapping app.
"Minnesota's Ojibwe bands asked utility regulators to wait for cultural survey."
"Another large Midwest utility yesterday announced plans to slash carbon emissions and eliminate coal from its fuel mix by 2040."
"Industrial group 3M Co and Minnesota’s attorney general have agreed to settle a lawsuit over polluted groundwater, with the company agreeing to grant $850 million to the state for groundwater projects, the attorney’s office said on Tuesday."
Minnesota's $5 billion lawsuit against 3M for polluting natural resources is finally going to trial after yers of delay.
See the agenda for Saturday, Oct 6, 2018 at SEJ's 28th annual conference, hosted by University of Michigan-Flint.
See the agenda for Friday, Oct 5, 2018 at SEJ's 28th annual conference, hosted by University of Michigan-Flint.
"276 Michiganians were ushered or barred from homes and other sites due to possible cancerous fumes. People were relocated from sites in Detroit, Grand Rapids and Sturgis, according to the state."
See the agenda for Thursday, Oct 4, 2018 at SEJ's 28th annual conference, hosted by University of Michigan-Flint.
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