The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) recently announced its intent to promulgate regulations to reduce “criteria” air pollutants in “overburdened communities” that the agency has determined ...

BALTIMORE -- Maryland lawmakers have proposed a bill that could prevent the state's port administration from storing dredged material from the Baltimore Harbor in already overburdened communities. In ...

This funding opportunity seeks to advance the understanding of climate hazard (e.g. extreme heat, sea level rise, flooding and extreme weather events) effects on communities that are overburdened1 by ...

SEATTLE — People in 16 overburdened communities impacted by air pollution around the state of Washington are more likely to have negative health outcomes and die 2.4 years sooner on average according ...

In the wake of public outcry about a storage option for dredged material from the Baltimore Harbor, an Anne Arundel County lawmaker is seeking to stop the construction of confined aquatic disposal ...

Two elected officials in Michigan held a press conference Tuesday to announce two new bills aimed at protecting the right to breathe clean air. State Senator Stephanie Chang (D- Detroit) and State ...