Dr. Robert Bullard: “Let’s Make 2021 the Year for Justice”
The First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit took place in 1991. Dr. Bullard stated, “These principles are now all over the globe.”
Category: Environment
Covid-19 Takes Extreme Toll on Latinx Community
“How do we build an America that’s ready for the next pandemic? Frontline communities have always known about the lack of access to healthcare and housing. We’ve tried to raise the alarm about these challenges. The response has not been acceptable.”
Climate Strike in NYC Sends Powerful Message
Greta Thunberg noted that when power brokers come to the United Nations, “The eyes of the world will be on them.”
Reducing Energy, Saving Money, Creating Jobs and Staying Safe
In their report, Food and Water Watch outlines what a $500 billion investment in upgrading the energy efficiency of buildings, over a fifteen-year time span, would achieve.
A Child’s Cancer Leads Mother to Demand Answers
Follow your mom gut. We have been told for years now that we were overreacting.
The Trump Shutdown and the Environment
The EPA has determined that they need only a skeletal staff of 794 workers. It makes you wonder what their 13,000 colleagues were up to.
The Environment 2018: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
BAD NEWS: Trump’s EPA — under the leadership of Andrew Wheeler — has hit its lowest, in its radical agenda to destroy protections against pollution.
GOOD NEWS: Youth climate activism is growing. Example: Swedish 15-year-old Greta Thunberg.
The 2018 IPCC Climate Report Issues Stern Warning
The 2015 Paris Agreement was approved to set limits on global temperature rise from 1.5˚C to 2˚C (2.7˚F to 3.6˚F). This latest report drives home the deadly difference half a degree can make.
Massachusetts AG Maura Healey: Protecting the Environment
The work we do as state attorneys general isn’t about just one person. It’s about the dedicated women and men in offices across the country who enforce the law and protect people’s rights. Our commitment to protecting the climate and advancing clean energy is unchanged and stronger than ever.
Fracking Colorado Is A Health Justice Issue
There are 50,000 fracking wells in Colorado, of which 29,000 are in Weld County. That number is greater than all the wells in Pennsylvania.
