Adapted from an interview with Miguel Acosta, Co-Director of Earth Care, conducted by Amy Laura Cahn. Tell us a little bit about you and your community. Miguel Acosta: I usually tell people that I was made in Mexico, born in Chicago, and I'll die in New Mexico. I’m the Co-director of Earth Care. We do work around climate justice and environmental justice on a statewide level. … [Read more...] about Voices of Resistance — Miguel Acosta
Browse Environmental Justice at PRRAC
PRRAC works to develop and support environmental justice advocacy, with a focus on strong national and local partnership strategies. Harmful and inequitable environmental hazard siting, enforcement disparities, and other EJ issues have often been closely connected to residential segregation and concentrated poverty, as well as racial bias and disparities in access to power structures. Our work to improve these conditions is an important complement to other strategies that serve as immediate interventions to improve health (in particular that of young children), such as voucher mobility and strong standards for where subsidized housing is sited.
For more, please visit our full Environmental Justice, Health & Transportation Library.
A battle for the soul of Title VI in Cancer Alley
Amy Laura Cahn On October 12, 2022, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a “Letter of Concern” to the Louisiana Departments of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) and Health (LDH) indicating that EPA was close to making findings of discrimination in the permitting of industrial facilities along Cancer Alley–one of the worst ongoing examples of environmental racism in … [Read more...] about A battle for the soul of Title VI in Cancer Alley
Final Letter to EPA and DOJ on Environmental Justice and Civil Rights (Title VI Alliance, October 2023)
Link to the full pdf of this letter October 16, 2023 Jeffrey M. Prieto General Counsel Todd Kim Assistant Attorney General Environmental & Natural Resources Division Marianne Engelman-Lado Deputy General Counsel for Environmental Initiatives Office of General Counsel U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, … [Read more...] about Final Letter to EPA and DOJ on Environmental Justice and Civil Rights (Title VI Alliance, October 2023)
2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Positions on Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and Related Housing Issues (Lily Milwit, Megan Haberle, & Ndidi Anekwe, September 2019)
September 18, 2019 By Lily Milwit (Law & Policy Intern, PRRAC), Megan Haberle (Deputy Director, PRRAC), and Ndidi Anekwe (Policy Intern, PRRAC) In October 2018, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report on the impact of global warming, suggesting that we have twelve years to make necessary changes to global energy … [Read more...] about 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Positions on Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and Related Housing Issues (Lily Milwit, Megan Haberle, & Ndidi Anekwe, September 2019)
Strategies for Health Justice: Lessons from the Field (Edited by Megan Haberle & Heidi Kurniawan, November 2018)
A PRRAC Field Report (November 2018). Edited by Megan Haberle & Heidi Kurniawan. Editors' Note: "We are proud to offer this compilation of case studies, reflections, and strategic advice from fellow advocates who are working to advance structural change and make a concrete difference for communities throughout the country. Many of the authors explore the theme of synergy … [Read more...] about Strategies for Health Justice: Lessons from the Field (Edited by Megan Haberle & Heidi Kurniawan, November 2018)
