Green Infrastructure Plan (map)
The following map locates proposed greenways, cisterns and detention vaults identified in the nine Conceptual plans developed as part of the Green Infrastructure at the Atlanta University Center Initiative between […]
Stewardship Advocacy Training Unites Proctor and Intrenchment Creek
Community members who have learned to advocate for their own communities make the best mentors for those who are just beginning to get their feet wet. Since late April, Proctor […]
ECO-Action Completes Green Infrastructure at AUC Project
ECO-Action recently completed a project that established a collaborative, educational framework for Green Infrastructure (GI) within the Atlanta University Center (AUC). From June 2014 through August 2016, through workshops, field […]
Green Infrastructure Conference
Come join us on April 21st for the fourth in a series of events highlighting green infrastructure options at the colleges of the Atlanta University Center (AUC). In addition to […]
Lunching and Learning to Revitalize Proctor Creek and Nearby Communities
What’s going on at Proctor Creek? What efforts are ongoing there? How can non profits, agencies and the City of Atlanta work together to revitalize the Creek along with the […]
Downstream neighbors pooh-pooh Atlanta’s sewer system
by Maggie Lee, Creative Loafing For the first time in 10 years, environmental rule-writers are reconsidering just how much Atlanta sewage should be allowed to wash downstream toward neighbors in […]
Next Steps toward Better Health for Proctor Creek Neighborhoods
We know that there are environmental health challenges in the Vine City and English Avenue neighborhoods near Proctor Creek. So what can we do about them together?Residents of these neighborhoods […]
Proctor Creek Conversation with Alexie Torres-Fleming: My Takeaway
Dr. Yomi Noibi, Executive Director, ECO-Action How do community members with little money, power or education organize to create positive, deep and meaningful transformations in their neighborhood which has for […]
Understanding the Relationship between Pollution and Poor Health
Can living in a building with mold, roaches and paint chips make you or your children more likely to have asthma attacks? NPR, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson […]
EnviroForum: My Takeaway
On June 7th, community members and stakeholders from Metro Atlanta gathered at Georgia State University Petit Science Center to underscore the importance of environmental justice and the need for environmental justice policy for Atlanta and the state of Georgia.