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Speaking Out for Our Lands and Water
Organizers from Clean Water Action and partner nonprofits, all clad in bright blue shirts reading “Fund LWCF,” could be seen scattered across the public seating area during Wednesday’s hearing of the House Committee on Natural Resources.
The clean water advocates had begun the day flyering outside the Longworth House Office building, educating staffers and other passers-by of the importance of full, dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Once inside the hearing, they caught the eye of Representative Sam Graves (R-LA) who referenced the activists’ presence as he
Planting Trees, Growing Environmental Leaders
In May, I finished my third semester teaching a college dual enrollment Healthy Communities course at Madison Park Academy in the Sobrante Park District of East Oakland. Sobrante Park is an environmental justice community burdened with heavy traffic. The majority of households pay over 50% of their income for housing, and the community has some of the highest asthma rates in the country. Most of the environmental injustices faced by residents are due to air pollution from vehicles including the diesel trucks that run on the 880 freeway directly adjacent to the school. Diesel trucks are not
Clean Water Action Statement Calling for Millionaires Tax
Trenton, NJ - Clean Water Action's NJ Campaign State Director, Eric Benson, joining others at the State House Rally in support of the the millionaires tax and tax fairness:
"You can't have a strong and healthy New Jersey economy without lifting everyone up, addressing climate change, preventing environmental health harms no matter which zip code you live in, and making sure that dedicated funds that benefit all of society (be they for renewable energy or affordable housing) are no longer raided to balance the state budget because millionaires have gotten a pass when it comes to contributing to
Awakening: My Road to Environmentalism
As a self-proclaimed “social justice warrior”, I am ashamed of how late I arrived to environmentalism. Growing up in Baltimore, I focused on police brutality, homelessness, and a faulty public education system. I remember walking down Preston street seeing my community members throwing corner store trash in the road. I saw cigarette butts and soda cans in the alleyways, but I still didn’t make the connection. How could I not notice the lead poisoning epidemic? Why did I consider sewage overflows and the Chesapeake Bay pollution to be a less important issue? Why do so many put environmental
How to Connect and Inspire: Ellie Goldberg
This is the second in a series of interviews with Clean Water Action Massachusetts Advisory Board Members.
Ellie Goldberg has two daughters and lives in Newton. She is focused on environmental health and safety and has a special passion for protecting children. Ellie has been involved with Clean Water Action and the Massachusetts Advisory Board for almost 30 years. She is also a member of Green Newton and Mothers Out Front, is on the board of Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow (