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Elijah Romulus: Get engaged, it will make a difference
Interview by Tova Crystal, Massachusetts Communications Intern
Elijah Romulus is the newest member of the Clean Water Action Advisory Board and is an avid advocate for renewable energy and social justice. Elijah has a Master’s degree in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University’s UEP program and currently works as the Assistant Town Planner in Bridgewater, MA. Elijah is a “proud Haitian American and proudly from the City of Brockton”-- here’s what else he had to say.
Q: What drove you to work with Clean Water Action?
A: I have been interested in Clean Water ever since
Bernhardt Hearing Commences Inside Dirksen, While His Alias ‘Swamp Creature” Makes An Appearance Outside
(Washington, D.C.)-- Despite being a former oil and gas lobbyist with extensive conflicts of interests acting Secretary David Bernhardt will appear before the Senate tomorrow for his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of the Interior. Prior to the hearing, Clean Water Fund will be outside of the Dirksen Senate Office building ( on Constitution Ave NE near 1st St NE), with their “Swamp Creature” aka David Bernhardt.
“David Bernhardt is the essence of the Trump administration’s culture of corruption; he truly is a Swamp Creature,” said Brent Bolin, Political Director of the Clean Water Fund
Women who are pushing boundaries: Sarah Naiman
This March, in commemorating International Women’s Month, we’ve worked to highlight the role of inspiring women in our network...women who are pushing boundaries and bringing fresh ideas, fighting for a healthy and just tomorrow. In that spirit, meet Sarah Naiman!
Sarah has had social justice on the mind since she was young. At first she thought she may become a lawyer as she saw the legal system as one way to solve injustice; however, as Sarah went through high school and college she began seeing a bigger picture. She saw that environmental issues intersect with many other social issues and
This dirty budget is not the path to a 'Better America'
"We don’t get to a better America by gutting funds for the agencies charged with protecting our water, air, and health. Reducing EPA’s budget by nearly $3 billion will stymie the agency, leaving communities to fend for themselves."
Teaching Environmental Justice, Empowering Students
Imagine growing up in a low-income immigrant of color neighborhood that has been subject to disinvestment and neglect. Imagine your neighborhood is also near neighborhoods with extensive wealth and resources and demographics that are nothing like yours. If you grow up in this type of neighborhood you may start thinking that you are not worth being invested in, and that your circumstances say something about your value as a person. Throw in a political environment that signals to you, your family, and neighbors that you are criminals and do not belong in this country, and you can get a taste of