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The petition outlines how LGBTQ+ rights have been affected in Texas since 2019, but specifically names seven bills the Legislature passed last year that the groups allege violate human rights ...
Environmental racism raises ethical issues and can also have implications for a state's laws and constitution, for example the "Clean Air Act", "the Fourteenth Amendment" and the "Civil Rights Act". An example of a case of environmental racism is a small mainly African American (90%) town called Uniontown, Alabama where a toxic landfill is ...
Texas Map. Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (TEJAS) is a non-profit organization based in eastern Houston. It was established in 1995, and is dedicated to protecting the environment through policy, community awareness, legal proceedings, and education. They believe that everyone is entitled to live in a healthy and clean environment.
On Earth, the environmental geopolitics of outer space is directly linked to issues of environmental justice - the launch of spacecraft and the impact of their launch processes on the surrounding environment, and the impact of space-based related technologies and facilities on the development process of human society. [180]
Between 2011 and 2018, 42 Texans died from heat exposure while working, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
On Wednesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 51 Texas counties “to ensure Texans and at-risk regions have the resources and personnel needed to respond to this storm ...
The Border XXI Program Report conducted between 1996-2000 discussed issues the 27 federally recognized tribes face on their environment. "Off-reservation activity like the congestion of traffic, extraction of resources, and the unregulated burning and dumping of hazardous waste" is reported to have led to air pollution on reservations.
Southeast Texas has been hit with heavy rains and rising rivers, leading to school closings, high-water rescues and mandatory evacuation orders in some areas. Here's a look at the situation ...