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Atlantic Coast Pipeline Faces Civil Rights Complaint After Key Permit Is Blocked — Inside Climate News
Opponents of the gas pipeline say state and federal agencies failed to assess the health impacts the project would have on minorities, as required under federal law.
Pipeline Neighbors File Civil Rights Complaint vs State of NC — News Release from NC WARN
Groups say approval of Atlantic Coast Pipeline cheated vulnerable residents out of federal civil rights protections for low-income communities and people of color. Letter to Connie Walker, President and General Manager of WUNC Radio, on the continuing news media failure in covering Duke Energy, fracked gas and accelerating climate urgency.
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Atlantic Coast Pipeline opponents file civil rights complaint vs. DEQ — The Progressive Pulse
Thirteen environmental justice groups and their affiliates allege the state Department of Environmental Quality discriminated against communities of color when it approved permits for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
Atlantic Coast Pipeline opponents say state ignored minorities’ civil rights — News and Observer
A coalition of environmental organizations opposed to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline filed a complaint Tuesday claiming Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration failed to protect residents’ civil rights when it issued permits for the project.
Robeson Rises — A Film by EcoRobeson, Appalachian Voices & Green Hero Films
As a proposed pipeline threatens to disrupt communities and ecosystems across North Carolina, a group of diverse activists rises up to challenge construction. The new film Robeson Rises documents their journey. Watch the 20-minute film.
Indian Tribes, Others Join Appeal of Atlantic Coast Fracked Gas Pipeline — News Release from NC WARN
As federal regulators stall appeals in order to protect Duke Energy and Dominion Resources, the court must protect low-income and communities of color of eastern NC
African-Americans Hit Harder by Climate Change – Inter Press News Service Agency
Inter Press News Service Agency Eli Clifton WASHINGTON, Jul 23 (IPS) – The impact of climate change in the United States is felt disproportionately by African American communities, so that measures to mitigate the trend would also benefit that group more than others, says a groundbreaking new report. The study, …