I am sharing this article here because it is related to the past research several youth ( carried out regarding Environmental Justice in Washington State. The author, Helen Reddout, helped OAG and the youth researchers understand the environmental injustice being committed in the Yakima Valley by the Dairy industry – and CAFOs in particular (Concentrated [...]
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Stand With The Achuar
Representatives of the Achuar tribe visited the Talisman HQ to demand withdrawal from their territory. “Talisman recently adopted a global community relations policy, acknowledging respect for indigenous rights, but the company continues to ignore its own policy & the Achuar’s demands. [...] Oil operations would affect key hunting grounds, water resources and sacred lands integral to [...]
Don’t Bottle the Skagit River!
This piece originally appeared on readthedirt.org. by: Defending Water in the Skagit River Basin: Sandra Spargo Editor’s Note: Sandra Spargo, a dedicated citizen, clues us in on a proposed bottled water/food manufacturing plant in Anacortes, Washington as well as the struggle to give the people of Anacortes a say in the decision to deny or [...]
Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency Sued for Violating State Public Records Act
Agency refused to provide public records regarding controversial draft rule purportedly intended to address hazardous air pollution from dairies YAKIMA, WA – The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency (YRCAA) was served with a lawsuit today alleging that it violated the state Public Records Act (PRA) by refusing to copy and email electronic public records to an [...]
Stand in Solidarity with the United Farm Workers
Event Title & Host Stand in Solidarity with the United Farm Workers Website https://www.facebook.com/events/298062443573351/ When? Friday, January 27, 2012, 2pm (Westlake) / 3pm (Darigold HQ) Where? Westlake Park (401 Pine St) / Darigold Headquarters at 1130 Rainier Ave. S Why? Solidarity with Farmworkers! We are what we eat, and we are who grows our food! [...]
Chiquita Comes Out Against Tar Sands
Last Thursday the destructive Canadian Tar Sands industry was dealt a new blow when Chiquita Banana announced they would work to eliminate Tar Sands from their transportation footprint. Chiquita, the company responsible for one quarter of the U.S.’s bananas, was responding to a campaign led by ForestEthics and grassroots groups fighting Canada’s Tar Sands across [...]
Local Environmental Justice Update
You might know that I am concerned about pollution pretty much all the time. But I’ll be realistic, pollution happens. For example, this holiday I was kickin’ it in Bali, Indonesia and despite the fact that it seems like the happiest place on Earth, every once in awhile the toxic fumes from hundreds of mopeds [...]
Have You(th) Heard About Environmental Justice?
OAG has just released its very first publication. “The State of Environmental Justice in WA”. Here is a short intro to environmental justice and the goal of the magazine. You should also download the full production here. Credit to research leader Scott Davis and researchers Emilia Ptak, Michelle Harvey, Thea Reinhart and Allison Pollack. Environmental [...]
Environmental Justice Zine
Download the Zine February 2010 Research-Based Magazine by OAG Environmental Justice (EJ) regards the distribution of environmental problems in our communities with special attention paid to the role of race and class. For all the progress of industry, we have created pollution in our air, water, and soil, and this pollution is not spread fairly. [...]
