Posted by Gina Solomon in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment
Local groups in Louisiana are scrambling to respond to the looming threat to their health and economy that lurks offshore. I met with some local groups today and here is what I learned: The Louisiana Bucket Brigade had a small...
Posted by Gina Solomon in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment
As soon as I got off the plane I felt that humid Gulf Coast air, and I recognized that evocative hint of mold -- not the overpowering pungent smell from after Katrina, but the hint that always hangs in the air...
Posted by Gina Solomon in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Moving Beyond Oil
Today I was privileged to be an invited guest of the community of Fort Chipewyan, Canada. I can't blame you if you've never heard of "Ft. Chip" - after all, there are only 1000 residents, and it's only accessible by plane...
Posted by Gina Solomon in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Moving Beyond Oil
It's strange how things converge in our lives. If you had asked me a month ago, I would have said I don't work on petroleum-related issues. Of course that wasn't technically true, since most of the pesticides and industrial chemicals...
Posted by Gina Solomon in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment
"The arsenic was probably there all along." That's what our team of scientists kept hearing from EPA and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) staff in the months and years following Hurricane Katrina. As a public health advocate, I didn't...
Posted by Gina Solomon in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment
This week I've been reflecting on my experiences four years ago when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the levees broke, and the city flooded. What a terrible day that was. In the aftermath, a team from NRDC contacted city and...
Posted by Gina Solomon in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment
Last summer I stood in a school yard next to the huge cement kiln in the town of Oro Grande, California. It was hard not to be impressed. The school was new, and the soccer field was perfectly manicured. The playground...
Posted by Gina Solomon in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment
The other day I got a call from one of my colleagues, Joe Lyou, from Southern California. Joe runs a great group called the California Environmental Rights Alliance. CERA advocates for environmental justice in communities unlucky enough to have major pollution...
Posted by Gina Solomon in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment
Just a few days ago, I wrote on this blog that I'm in the mood for some good news, and today I'm happy to announce that I have some great news! EPA has just announced that it will follow the advice...
