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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.
Living Near Lakes: Reason 1972 to #ProtectCleanWater
By Evan Kreager, Michigan Energy Program Intern It was in college that I was first introduced to the concept of a watershed. For those who don’t know, a watershed is a basin from which all sources of water, both above and below land, are linked by their common course of drainage. Honestly, until I was about 20 years old I’d never even heard the word. But like many things, once a person is aware of an idea, it becomes difficult to escape it. I grew up living next to lakes: Campbell Lake, Gull Lake, and Lake Michigan. I’ve always loved being on the water, and as I grow older I have become
