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2020-2021 NJ Legislature Champions 11 Environmental Laws, Best Showing in Years
In a session marked by crisis after crisis from COVID and George Floyd to the January 6th insurrection and Ida, a majority of legislators rose to the occasion and made the connection that protecting our environment means protecting our health, greening our economy, and standing up for justice.
Clean Water Action: Our future is at stake -- reform the filibuster now
“Enough is enough -- to protect our democracy, the Senate must reform the filibuster."
Following the Leader
I am a canvassing intern for the summer here at Clean Water Action in Rhode Island. In addition to knocking on doors, I got the opportunity to shadow State Director Johnathan Berard for one day to learn how the organization operates on the policy and lobbying side. It was incredibly informative and fun!
The day began with a meeting of the communications committee of the Green Infrastructure Coalition, a group committed to promoting natural methods to filter and absorb storm water to decrease runoff pollution and flooding. It was great to listen to this discussion regarding the multiple
Comment today on the Baltimore City Green Network Plan
The Green Network Plan is the Baltimore Office of Sustainability’s plan to transform vacant and abandoned properties into community assets, such as gardens, parks, urban farms, recreational fields, and more. They've been working for over a year to come up with an outline of green nodes and corridors for the whole city, and have worked with community groups in four areas in East, West, and Southwest Baltimore to create detailed neighborhood greenspace plans. And, now, they want feedback from Baltimore residents on their plan. Read it here and submit comments online.
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Setting a 10 year agenda with Clean Water Action
Photo caption: Clean Water Action staff and volunteers—from left, Lisa Bjerke, Kadineyse Ramize Pe ña, Joel Wool, Cee Byrd, Jennie Stephens, Terina Keller, Danny Faber, Elizabeth Saunders, Alex Papali
Usually, I like to spend the second Saturday in June at Boston’s annual Pride festival, but in light of the recent political atmosphere, I chose a different activity this year. Instead, on June 10 th, I teamed up with other Clean Water Action volunteers and staff to attend a meeting to map out a 10-year agenda for building a just society. This meeting, organized by Community Labor United