commons.wikimedia.org Fifth Ward residents call on Union Pacific to do more to clean up the toxic contamination in their neighborhood A Houston railyard, now owned by Union Pacific, is contaminated with creosote, a likely human carcinogen. Creosote was used decades prior by the previous owner to treat wooden railroad ties and has since seeped into the soil and groundwater.
Politicscommons.wikimedia.org Deconstructed: Steven Donziger vs. Big Oil This week, after nearly 1,000 days of arbitrary detention, the environmental and human rights lawyer Steven Donziger was released from house arrest.
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice
