ECO-Action Hosts First Green Infrastructure Community Forum at Spelman
On March 17th, ECO-Action hosted its first community forum on green infrastructure at Spelman College. About 80 students, faculty, staff and community members attended the forum that was held at […]
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 […]
Transforming the Community through Collaborative Problem Solving – Part 2
Harold Mitchell’s presentation at the recent community forum described the process later codified into the EPA Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Model (EJCPS).
Transforming the Community through Collaborative Problem Solving
Harold Mitchell, Photos courtesy HERCULES Exposome Research Center How does a community transform two superfund sites and several brownfields into housing developments, health centers and a golf courses? That’s exactly […]
Environment and the Economy
We the Economy is a series of 20 short films that aim to drive awareness and establish a better understanding of the US. economy. Take a look a the film […]
The Dose Makes the Poison – or does it?
by Kacee Deener, Communications Director, EPA National Center for Environmental Assessment
One Problem with EPA’s Proposed Clean Carbon Plan
Earlier this month the EPA released the 645-page document that goes into great detail about their plan for clean energy. Just one problem; within those pages the EPA is pushing […]
HERCULES Community Forum – October 11
We are excited to participate with HERCULES as they present the Community Forum: Environment, Health, and Action” on October 11th. Please mark your calendars and look forward to receiving more […]
Dr. Yomi Wins 2014 MECCA Award
By Lea ONeal, Publisher of Welcome Magazine Meet 2014 MECCA Awards Recipient: Armed with a Ph.D. in environmental health and industrial hygiene, Dr. YOMI NOIBI is the executive director of […]
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.
