environmental justice, EPA and civil rights

Trump administration expected to put EPA environmental justice and civil rights workers on administrative leave
Environmental Protection Agency employees who work in the environmental justice and civil rights office expect a new round of paid leave notices that will impact even more federal workers, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights likely to close
Staffers with the Office of Environmental Justice were informed their department is expecting a notice that the office is closing or they are being placed on leave as early as Thursday.
Workers at E.P.A.’s Office of Environmental Justice Are Told They May Be Put on Leave
President Trump is likely to close the office as he moves to eliminate programs on environmental justice, which aims to protect poor and minority communities from disproportionate harm from pollution.
EPA places more than 160 environmental justice employees on paid leave
Employees in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights have been told they are being placed on paid administrative leave as the agency executes the Trump administration’s executive order to wipe out all program offices it deems as tied to diversity,
EPA places 168 environmental justice staffers on leave
EPA leadership put 168 employees involved with the agency’s environmental justice work on administrative leave Thursday. That effort, which was housed in the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights created by the Biden administration in 2022,
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Office For Civil Rights Vindicates Our Client; Finds Private University Violated His Title Ix Right To A Fair And Unbiased Disciplinary Process
The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently published a Letter and Resolution Agreement vindicating a male student we represented in a complaint against Notre Dame.
Trump's Education Department fixates on antisemitism, ignoring civil rights protections for other marginalized students
The Trump administration's new focus on antisemitism complaints in schools raises concerns about the neglect of other civil rights issues, such as racial, disability, and LGBTQ+ discrimination. With ...
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The former civil rights lawyer leading the Trump administration’s fight against antisemitism
Leo Terrell, a former Democratic civil rights lawyer, is now senior counsel to Trump’s assistant attorney general for civil ...
Lower Merion is considering inclusive playgrounds. A mother of a child with a disability says it’s a ‘civil rights issue.’
As she began considering where to send her 5-year-old son for kindergarten, Sana Garner decided to visit the Lower Merion School District’s elementary schools — specifically, the playgrounds. Garner’s ...
Civil rights complaint accuses Green Bay school district of violating white student's rights
Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a Title IV civil rights complaint against the district for allegedly violating a white student's rights.
Trump is targeting antisemitism in schools. Experts fear other civil rights will be ignored.
The federal office that enforces civil rights at school has been ordered under Trump to prioritize complaints of antisemitism above all else.