environmental justice

Black History Month, Environmental Justice, and the Path to Restorative Justice

February 15, 2024 | By X Braithwaite

As we take time to reflect on many important individuals and events that have contributed so much to Black History, it is also important to understand the connection between black history and the environmental justice (EJ) movement.

Graphic: Three hands and a banner with the colors of Black History Month, red, yellow and green

Erik McCleary - Black History Clean Water Champion

Black History Month Clean Water Champion: Shay Brooks

February 13, 2024 | By LaTrice Harrison

Black History Month is a time to celebrate Black excellence. During February, Clean Water Action will spotlight Water Champions leading the charge to protect our water, environment, and health.

Black History and the Environmental Justice Movement

February 12, 2024 | By Tolani Taylor

Black History Month Clean Water Champion: Mari Copeny

February 2, 2024 | By LaTrice Harrison

Black History Month is a time to celebrate Black excellence. During February, Clean Water Action will spotlight Water Champions leading the charge to protect our water, environment, and health.

Black History Month Clean Water Champion: Omesa Mokaya

January 31, 2024 | By LaTrice Harrison

Black History Month is a time to celebrate Black excellence. During February, Clean Water Action will spotlight Water Champions leading the charge to ensure our mission to protect our water and our health is carried out. Whether on the front lines or behind the scenes, we are honored to salute those making a difference at Clean Water Action and in their community.

A graphic titled "Where does this pilot study fit into the Process?" "The Superfund process" with a path toward a mountain and the sun, showing the steps in the CERCLA process: Preliminary Assessment / Site Inspection, Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study, Proposed Plan / Record of Decision, Remedial Design / Remedial Action, Construction Completion, Post-Construction Completion, NPL Deletion, and Reuse

Testimony on MD SB125/HB486: Knowledge is power around Superfund sites

January 30, 2024 | By Jennifer Kunze

Clean Water Action supports ensuring that Maryland residents contracting to buy homes near contaminated sites on the Superfund National Priorities List receive a disclosure of that fact. This is based on our and partners' work on the NPL site at Fort Detrick, where investigation and remediation of groundwater that was contaminated by improper hazardous disposal has been ongoing for over a decade.