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Campaigning for Environmental Justice
There are times in environmental battles when communities can start to feel this way. However, community organizing can play a critical role in bringing people together to rise up and make a difference. That's why I'm proud to be a community organizer with Clean Water Action. This past weekend, I had an incredible opportunity to work with activists in Staten Island who - like other seaport residents across the nation - are fighting for their health and environmental justice.
Two High School Freshmen Testify Wryly Before Committee on Carbon Pricing
While testifying before the Massachusetts legislature on proposed carbon pricing legislation, two Somerville High School students used humor to expose the legislation’s opponents.
False Choices: Public Safety vs. Public Health
On Monday, November 9th, the Boston City Council held a public hearing on a proposal to update Boston’s Fire code so that the city’s public spaces could, in the future purchase, furniture that is free of toxic flame retardants.
Thoughts On the Gold King Spill
In August 2015, there was a three million gallon spill of mine waste water contaminated with heavy metals at Gold King Mine.
Russell Train – Thoughts on Pioneers and Protections
By Lynn Thorp, National Campaigns Director Those of us who spend our days thinking about protecting public health and the environment took pause yesterday to reflect on the debt we owe to Russell Train, who died yesterday. Mr. Train was a pioneer in the development of the federal government’s role in natural resource conservation and public health protection. He was instrumental in passage of landmark environmental laws like the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, was the first head of the White House’s environmental policy office the Council on Environmental Quality and