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  • In the News: Marianne is quoted, speaking about the centrality of transparency and meaningful involvement of communities to good governance, in Yessenia Funes, "" (September 24, 2025)
  • Blog published in The Equation, (August 27, 2025)
  • In the News:  Marianne is quoted, speaking about the impact of the larger atmosphere of fear in this country on public participation, in Yessenia Funes,  (August 20, 2025)
  • EJ Initiative Comments have an Impact:  The Department of Energy that it was delaying the effective date of rules by 60 days to because it received significant adverse comments, which included comments co-authored by the EJ Initiative (July 11, 2025).
  • Marianne spoke on a panel at the Center for Brooklyn History at the Brooklyn Historical Society, moderated by Vann Newark II (June 16)
  • Blog published in The Hill, , co-authored by Marianne and other civil rights lawyers who had responsibilities for civil rights enforcement in the federal government (May 9, 2025)
  • In the News:  Marianne is quoted, speaking about the centrality of environmental justice to the mission of EPA, in Dan Novak, EPA Dismantles Environmental Justice Office, Weakens Civil Rights Protections, Experts Say (April 28, 2025)
  • On June 16, 2025, the EJ Initiative filed joint comments with the NAACP, LatinoJustice/PRLDEF, Southern Environmental Law Center, and Alternatives for Community & Environment (ACE) on behalf of a coalition of national and community-based organizations and legal experts on a proposal by the US Department of Energy to weaken civil rights regulations.   and .
  • In the News:  Marianne is quoted, speaking about civil rights enforcement at EPA, in Grey Moran, .
  • Blog published in American Constitutional Society Expert Forum, , co-authored by Marianne, (March 26, 2025)
  • On March 27, 2025, the EJ Initiative with the NAACP, LatinoJustice/PRLDEF and other partners on behalf of a broad range of national, statewide, and local civil rights, environmental justice, and environmental organizations and Tribal nations on the Trump Administration’s proposal to withdraw the Council on Environmental Quality’s National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations. [View ]