environmental justice

Rep. Shontel Brown Introduces HER Act To Investigate Health Risks In Personal Care Products

Jun 13, 2025

In a move aimed at protecting women—particularly Black and Hispanic women—from health risks linked to everyday personal care products, U.S. Representative Shontel Brown (D-OH) has introduced the HER Act (Health and Environmental Research Act). The bill targets the regulation and research of potentially harmful chemicals commonly found in products like hair relaxers, body lotions, deodorants,…
Fifth Circuit Hears Case on Alleged Racial Discrimination in Louisiana Land-Use Policies

Oct 8, 2024

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments on Monday in a civil rights lawsuit accusing St. James Parish, Louisiana, of implementing discriminatory land-use policies that have disproportionately harmed majority-Black neighborhoods. Plaintiffs Inclusive Louisiana, Mount Triumph Baptist Church, and RISE St. James allege that the parish’s 2014 land-use plan “effectively codified”…

Rep. Shontel Brown Introduces HER Act To Investigate Health Risks In Personal Care Products