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Public Hearings: Is Anyone Listening?
“A public hearing is an official event on a public issue where the public speaks and the officials...
My Personal Experience with the EPA
By: Jose Aguayo, Senior Science Associate The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an often e...
Individuals With Disabilities & Environmental Justice
By: Sharon Franklin, Chief of Operations In a recent article in Environmental Health News, Environme...
Environmental Justice is a Health Crisis
By: Jessica Klees, Communications Intern Research shows that among those with chronic diseases, use ...
The Day My Life Changed Forever
It was 43 years ago when I travelled to Albany, New York from Love Canal to meet with the NYS Health...
Hazy Skies and Corporate Ties: We Must Put People Over Profits
By: Leija Helling, Community Organizing Intern On Monday afternoon between Zoom meetings, I set out ...
Polluting Industries Profits Vs. Risks To Public Health
By: Tony Aguilar, Community Organizing Intern Time and time again, it seems as though legislation al...
“Green Energy,” Misleading Labels, and Loopholes
By: Julia Weil, Organizing Intern While switching to green energy is typically beneficial for human ...
Water Quality: From Information To Immersive
By: Benjamin Silver, Science and Technology Intern Imagine suspecting that your drinking water is un...
Systemic Redlining & Utilizing The Three Dimensions of Environmental Justice
By: Isabel Maternowski, Community Organizing Intern In the 1930s the federal government redlined bla...
Keystone XL Oil Pipeline and the Rhetoric of Jobs
By: Simone Lewis, Communications Intern After years of activism from Indigenous, environmental, and ...
Environmental Justice is Racial Justice
By: Anabelle Farnham, Communications Intern Just over one week ago, on May 25th, activists gathered ...
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