Sentences with phrase «village environmental justice»

Juliana Pino Policy Director, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization At LVEJO, Juliana analyzes, researches, and advocates for environmental justice in local, state, and national policy.

Organizations represented include: Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment, Rising Tide, Climate Action STL, St. Louis Instead of War Coalition, Organization for Black Struggle, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, Coal Country, Mountain Justice / United Mountain Defense, Greening Detroit, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), North County Neighbors, The Rainforest Action Network: Chicago Chapter, and Pick Up America.

A tremendous thank - you to Ms. Johnson, the trainees, Millennium Solar, Quality Electrical Construction and the many partners who helped make this demonstration project a success: Blacks in Green, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, Faith in Place, Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition, Elevate Energy and 7th Ward Alderman Greg Mitchell.

Coal Blooded was pulled together by the NAACP, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) and the Indigenous Environmental Network.

Wasserman and her team at Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) jumped right on board, sending letters of appeal to their local and state officials.

Allocating just $ 5 million out of a $ 50 million - plus pot to studying property reuse is a big part of the problem, according to Kim Wasserman, strategy director for the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization in Chicago.

In addition to her work with Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), Wasserman is chairing the newly formed Illinois Environmental Justice Commission, which held its first meeting last month.

The report is a joint production of NAACP, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), the Indigenous Environmental Network and lead author and researcher Adrian Wilson, and will serve as a launching point for NAACP's campaign to address the issue of the pollution from coal fired power plants and disparate impacts on communities of color.

In addition to her work with Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), Wasserman... Read More

With the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), she is addressing the water legacy left behind by polluting industry.

The folks at the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization told the City of Chicago and the Chicago Park District, «Not so fast.»

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And she taught me as we traveled through villages what interdependency is all about — environmental issues are social issues are issues of social justice.]

To be able to share the story of our fight for environmental justice in Little Village and lessons learned was a true honor.

Among them: the Energy Star program, which aims to improve energy efficiency and save consumers money; infrastructure assistance to Alaska Native villages and the Mexico border; a grant program that helps cities and states combat air pollution; and an office that focuses on environmental justice issues.