Recent Press Releases

Press Release: Independent Test Results of Fallout from Fire Independent Test Results of Fallout from Chevron Fire Reveal Toxic Soot Over a Large Area. Residents’ Warned of Impacts on Vegetable Gardens and Precautions for Cleanup.

Independent Air Test at Mayflower Oil Spill Reveal 30 Toxic Chemicals at High Levels April 26th, 2013 Over twenty-five toxic chemicals in the first ambient air sample collected.

Community groups seek Chevron refinery corrosion repairs April 15th, 2013 CBE and APEN, petitioned the Richmond Planning Commission to declare parts of the Chevron Richmond refinery “dangerous building conditions”.

INDIA: Sterlite Copper Closed March 30th, 2013 The Tamil Nadu Government has relented to public pressure and shut down Sterlite Industries' copper complex today.

East Bay Delegation of ‘Tar Sands Refinery Neighbor Collaborative’ On Sunday, February 17, six Environmental Justice activists who live adjacent to tar sands oil refineries in Whiting, IN, Detroit, MI, Houston, TX and Richmond, CA will travel to Washington D.C. to join a massive rally calling on President Obama to move American Forward on Climate and reject the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.

Recent News Articles

Aamjiwnaang residents keep pushing for investigation at Shell TheObserver.com May 16th, 2013 Local environmental activists calling for an investigation into Shell Canada's operations attempted to strengthen their case this week with proof that hazardous chemicals were detected at a nearby First Nations community.

GCM's Participation at EPA Region 2 Citizen Science Workshops EPA Region 2: Citizen Science May 15th, 2013 EPA's website with links to Citizen Science Workshops has been launched. Citizen Science Workshops brought together in June 2012 over 250 federal, state, local governments, academic, citizen and community based groups to advance the use of citizen science monitoring in community environmental and public health protection.

Decision made, but not revealed, on raising road on Bayonne Bridge by Steve Strunsky, NJ.COM May 13th, 2013 The roadway of the Bayonne Bridge to be raised, an eagerly anticipated project intended to ensure the future competitiveness of the East Coast’s biggest port.

Arkansas Oil Spill Health Issues, Lingering 'Putrid Stench' Worry Mayflower Moms by  Lynne Peeples, Huff Post Green May 13th, 2013 Genieve Long recalled the fear of waking to her 5-year-old son "wheezing and struggling to breathe" a few days after an oil spill hit her town of Mayflower, Ark.

Group signs on locals to test air quality near injection wells by David DeWitt, The Athens News May 12th, 2013 A number of community members will soon be testing air quality throughout Athens County to measure the impact of oil and gas waste injection wells, anti-fracking advocates revealed this weekend.