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
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
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
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.
Please enjoy this TED MED talk by Frank Bove, ECO-Action Board Member on the subject of Public Health Practice for and with Communities. In it, Frank emphasizes the importance of including precautionary practice principles in environmental health research.
ATLANTA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it is awarding over $179,000 to three organizations for the restoration of the Proctor Creek Watershed in Atlanta, Ga. Nationally, $2.1 million was awarded to 36 organizations in 17 states and Puerto Rico to help protect and restore urban waters, improve water quality, and support community revitalization and other local priorities.
Frank Bove, a senior epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (and ECO-Action Board member) is the recipient of the 2014 David Ozonoff Unsung Hero Award for his work as a tireless advocate for communities suffering the long-term effects of contaminated water and soil.
ATLANTA – The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) completed a cleanup of illegally dumped tires along Proctor Creek last month. DWM was notified of the abandoned tires by a letter sent to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from representatives of the
Because many people don’t know what to do when they discover their neighborhood has been designated for a waste site or harmful facility, they turn to us. They need to
No one organization can effectively address a large and complex environmental problem alone. A multifaceted environmental problem may take years to totally resolve and may engage hundreds of people, a
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When a community encounters an environmental issue of concern, they need to get mobilized to solve it. By working together to identify the common issues they share, develop a strategy
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