We will continue to sound the alarm on #CCS – it is not going to mitigate the #ClimateCrisis. #carboncapture #CancerAlley #ClimateJustice Link to full news article:conta.cc/46tw6Lo

We're grateful to Heather McTeer Toney #PeopleOverPollution♻️, Executive Director of Beyond Petrochemicals, for joining us at our #PlayIn4Climate and for her tireless work to bring awareness to the triple threat of petrochemical pollution.  Watch to learn more about the environmental, climate, and health

#NewOrleans High School Students! Have a passion for environmental justice and climate change solutions? Apply today for the Environmental & #ClimateJustice Storytellers Collective Internship! Thx theNASEM for funding this incredible initiative! dscej.org/storytellers

We're grateful for Senator Laphonza Butler's leadership on building the capacities of communities to be better prepared and ready for major storms and other disasters. butler.senate.gov/press-releases…

As Hurricane Debby passes over the Southeast, our thoughts are with everyone picking up the pieces in her wake, and those bracing for the wind and rain across the East Coast. apnews.com/article/debby-…

VICTORY! #EnvironmentalJusticeNOW

New Orleans’ pump system was designed to deal with a so-called 10-year storm, which produces about 9.2 inches of rain in its first 24 hrs. Had Hurricane Debby soaked New Orleans instead of North & South Carolina, it would easily have overwhelmed the city. nola.com/news/environme…

Make sure to tune in to the DNC TOMORROW at 1:45 pm CT to hear DSCEJ’s Dr. Beverly Wright in conversation w/ Peggy Shepard of WE ACT for EJ & others! Click here to RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Last month, Dr. Beverly Wright had the honor of joining other experts, advocates, & administration officials for the first-ever White House Summit on Environmental Justice in Action to talk about the road behind us and the road ahead of us. Check out the clip below!

St. Rose is already the fossil fuel industry’s playground. Let’s not make it the guinea pig for risky, unproven climate solutions like carbon capture and storage. #CCS #FalseSolutions vox.com/climate/359230…

Great news for our New Orleans East community! fox8live.com/2024/08/28/off…

August 29 is a somber day on the Gulf Coast. As we remember the devastation and heartbreak that ensued 19 years ago with Hurricane Katrina— compounded with storms like Isaac and Ida and others—may we also remember the beauty of our communities and our environments.

Watch Dr. Wright's recent interview with PBS. pbs.org/newshour/show/… #EnvironmentalJustice #CancerAlley

This summer, the Biden-Harris Administration brought together over 100 people in person and thousands more virtually to participate in the first White House Summit on Environmental Justice in Action. whitehouse.gov/ceq/news-updat…

South Louisiana is bracing for Hurricane Francine, projected to make landfall on Wednesday evening into Thursday morning as a Cat 2. We encourage all South Louisiana residents to stock up on supplies, make any last minute preparations, and stay vigilant! nola.com/news/hurricane…