Mossville Environmental Action Now

Mossville Environmental Action Now has worked since the 1980s as environmental justice advocates to address the industrial toxins that pollute their community, Mossville, Louisiana.[1] The organization is significant for its role in advocating for people affected by pollution.[2]

MEAN became incorporated as non-profit, tax-exempt organization in the state of Louisiana in 1999.[3] In 2005 MEAN became party to a petition before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights seeking to hold the United States government accountable for violation of Mossville residents’ human rights.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Staff. "UDHR Campaign 2013 Spotlight: Mossville Environmental Action Now". US Human Rights Network. US Human Rights Network. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 Cahill-Jackson, Jeannine (1 May 2012). "Mossville Environmental Action Now v. United States: Is a Solution to Environmental Injustice Unfolding?". Pace International Review Online Companion. 3 (6): 174.
  3. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State. "Mossville Environmental Action Now". Louisiana Secretary of State Business Filings. Louisiana Depart of State. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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