An analysis by a leading environmental justice scholar found that the majority of the Gulf Coast landfills taking waste from the BP oil spill are located in communities of color. A look at what's happening by the numbers. More...

The agency is inviting public comment on a proposal requiring it to take steps to better protect the health and safety of low-income communities and communities of color that have been disproportionately impacted by pollution. More...

Indigenous and community leaders from Ecuador's Amazon rainforest are visiting the United Houma Nation and other tribes in coastal Louisiana to share lessons learned in confronting toxic contamination by U.S. oil companies. More...

Coal ash isn't just dumped; it's increasingly being recycled into building materials and other uses. But in states like North Carolina, the failure to adequately regulate one so-called "beneficial use" of the toxic-filled waste is putting communities at risk. More...

In December 2008, one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history unfolded at the TVA's Kingston coal plant when a massive coal ash holding pond burst. A year and a half later, communities are still feeling the impact -- and there are fears that without federal action a similar disaster could strike elsewhere. More...

The National Academy of Sciences' Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board met yesterday to discuss a request from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to study cancer rates near commercial nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities. More...

In honor of Earth Day's 40th anniversary, we look back at the event's founding -- and the work still to be done to protect communities across the U.S. from environmental health threats. More...

An international body that protects human rights in the Americas has agreed to consider a petition charging the U.S. government with violating the rights of people in a predominantly African-American community exposed to alarming levels of toxic industrial pollution. More...

Environmental groups have found 31 new cases of water contamination from coal ash dumps, with dangerous levels of toxic metals leaching into wells and rivers. Why is the White House delaying release of long-promised regulations to prevent more problems? More...

Owners of a landfill that's been taking toxic coal ash spilled in the December 2008 Kingston disaster claim the operators have withheld money paid by TVA, leaving a lawsuit to halt the dumping up in the air. More...

A year after a massive coal ash spill in east Tennessee, residents say the TVA has yet to confront the aftermath -- and Washington has failed to ensure millions of Americans won't be vulnerable to similar disasters. More...

According to a civil lawsuit filed last week, coal ash from a power plant owned by Arlington, Va.-based AES Corp. was dumped illegally on beaches in the Dominican Republic -- making nearby residents sick and causing serious birth defects. More...

Environmental leaders representing more than a dozen polluted communities across the South called on federal officials to take action to protect low-income communities and people of color from toxic contamination. More...

A company wants to place coal ash from the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston power plant into an old mine atop a nearby mountain. But environmentalists and local residents oppose the plan, citing potential health problems. More...

Environmental justice expert Robert D. Bullard calls on the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General to take action on racism in EPA Region 4, which includes eight states from North Carolina to Mississippi. More...

An upcoming conference on the green rebuilding of New Orleans is looking for people interested in presenting papers or posters to promote a discussion of green rebuilding practices in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. More...

With concerns growing over public health problems associated with industrial hog farms, environmental advocates are calling on North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue to launch a task force to study the problem. But what happened when advocates tried to get state lawmakers to hear their case shows how hard it is to take on Boss Hog. More...

Should burning dirty coal and scrap tires really count as "alternative energy" under law? West Virginia's governor and legislature say yes -- despite the risks to the climate and environmental health. More...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a plan to dump 3 million tons of toxic coal ash from last year's massive Tennessee spill in an impoverished Black Belt county -- but local residents and officials are fighting back in creative ways. More...

Engineers say the massive ash spill at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston plant last December was caused by a unique set of factors, but watchdogs are skeptical. Are other disasters waiting to happen at U.S. coal plants? More...