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May 13, 2022
Gordon Plaza, marketed to first-time Big Easy home-buyers in the '80s, was built atop the former Agriculture Street Landfill.
April 13, 2022
Black people, far more than their white counterparts, live with higher levels of pollution, leading to a host of maladies…
Black people neighborhood thegrio.com
March 1, 2022
Residents of Houston’s Fifth Ward are renewing calls for the removal of creosote, which they claim has caused cancer in…
February 14, 2022
Regan, EPA's first Black administrator, aims for a lead-free America. Flint's former mayor has a message for the powers that…
January 28, 2022
The EPA announced a series of actions to address air pollution and other problems afflicting minority communities in three Gulf…
December 6, 2021
EPA Administrator Michael Regan visited residents during a trip that highlighted mostly minority communities adversely affected by pollution.
October 14, 2021
According to reports, the residents of Benton Harbor have been struggling with lead in their water for as many as…
Press Secretary Psaki Holds Daily Briefing With EPA Administrator Regan
July 2, 2021
In his historic role as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Michael Regan is prioritizing environmental justice.
June 18, 2021
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he has fully reinstated one of two key advisory boards he…
Brenda Mallory Michael S. Regan thegrio.com
December 18, 2020
Brenda Mallory and Michael S. Regan have been nominated by Biden to address racial disparities in environmental policy.
December 17, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday offered the leadership of the Environmental Protection Agency to Michael S. Regan.
October 25, 2020
Community advocates are skeptical that the Trump administration is more concerend about getting votes than protecting air and water.
July 7, 2020
Two Lysol products have been tested by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and found to be effective against the coronavirus…
May 1, 2020
In 2017, Eric Garner cried three words eleven times before being choked to death by a New York City police
April 13, 2017
In his $1.1 trillion proposed budget for 2018 discretionary spending, Trump slashed funding to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), by…
March 10, 2017
Mustafa Ali, a senior adviser and assistant associate administrator for environmental justice, quit in opposition to budget cuts proposed by…
January 24, 2016
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan is more than just a natural disaster or a series of unfortunate, environmental events
January 22, 2016
The Flint water crisis and the poisoning of black children is yet another example of violence waged against African Americans…
December 27, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, the first-ever African-American to hold that post, announced Thursday she is…
September 25, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A recent article published by Environmental Health News showed that advisories warning against fish contamination have failed…