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🌿🗳️ Attention environmental leaders! 🗳️🌿 The Democratic Environmental Caucus of Florida needs your voice in the upcoming uncotested congressional races! 🌎 While some candidates might wait until the last minute to file (filing ends Friday), there are still 5 Congressional districts without a Democratic candidate: 5, 6, 12, 15, and 26. Check out the map attached to see where your impact could be felt. Starting from scratch might be tight timing-wise, but let’s see if we can pull a couple of rabbits out of the FDP hat! 🎩 Stay tuned for more information from FDP tomorrow; they’ve indicated coverage for districts 6, 15, and 26, but 5 and 12 remain uncertain. Let’s make a difference together! 💪💚 #EnvironmentalLeaders #FloridaPolitics #DemocraticCaucus #EnvironmentalCaucus #GetInvolved #MakeADifference🌿 Don’t wait for change—be the change. Join us today and let’s make history together! Not interested in running this election cycle but still want to listen to what options are available, CONTACT US! 📩 Get involved: Reach out to [email protected] and [email protected] to express your interest and join our informational session. Together, we can amplify our voices, hold policymakers accountable, and build a greener, more equitable future for all.

The nonprofit Captains for Clean Water commissioned a study of the effects of that disaster “looking only at the economic impacts, the hemorrhaging, southwest Florida would experience if a harmful algal bloom event similar to those in 2018 and in 2006 occurred again,” its literature explained. It did not mention the east coast, especially in Martin and Palm Beach Counties where losses were also extreme. Southwest Florida losses alone could look like this, the report says: • COMMERCIAL AND RECREATION FISHING: $460 million. • JOBS lost in the coastal economy: 43,094. • OUTPUT reduction from the coastal economy: $5.2 billion. • PROPERTY VALUES lost: $17.8 billion. • VALUE OF OUTDOOR RECREATION lost: $8.1 billion. Matt DePaolis, the environmental policy director for the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, where so much environmental and economic damage occurred during the 2018 event, points out that the amendment is not radical. “This just gives a cause to action for rights that theoretically we already have, but now we don’t have a way to enact those. This is very practical. ” https://lnkd.in/ehvCZ6eJ

I have been getting a common question over the last 4-5 months that I'd like to address here. Paraphrasing, "will environmental justice still be a thing next year?" Short answer, Yes. The question alludes to potential impact of the November elections and #SCOTUS cases. While each may alter the landscape a bit and perhaps affect funding levels for major programs like J40 and the Thriving Communities program, neither will or can stop EJ. This is all being driven by increasing environmental and public health impacts in OBCs, and through the efforts of community groups. State compliance and screening programs are being developed in many parts of the country; all of this centered around enhanced #communityengagement and #impactassessment. Companies who act as first movers on this and commit to ongoing policies and collaboration with the community, have seen considerable benefit to their project and permitting schedules. #environmentaljustice #communitybenefits

The nonprofit Captains for Clean Water commissioned a study of the effects of that disaster “looking only at the economic impacts, the hemorrhaging, southwest Florida would experience if a harmful algal bloom event similar to those in 2018 and in 2006 occurred again,” its literature explained. It did not mention the east coast, especially in Martin and Palm Beach Counties where losses were also extreme. Southwest Florida losses alone could look like this, the report says: • COMMERCIAL AND RECREATION FISHING: $460 million. • JOBS lost in the coastal economy: 43,094. • OUTPUT reduction from the coastal economy: $5.2 billion. • PROPERTY VALUES lost: $17.8 billion. • VALUE OF OUTDOOR RECREATION lost: $8.1 billion. Matt DePaolis, the environmental policy director for the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, where so much environmental and economic damage occurred during the 2018 event, points out that the amendment is not radical. “This just gives a cause to action for rights that theoretically we already have, but now we don’t have a way to enact those. This is very practical. ” https://lnkd.in/eUYXnZmz

Today we'd like to spotlight our partner, WE ACT for Environmental Justice! Founded in 1988, WE ACT's mission is, "to build healthy communities by ensuring that people of color and/or low income residents participate meaningfully in the creation of sound and fair environmental health and protection policies and practices." As we head into a summer where extreme heat is slated to affect millions of New Yorkers, we'd like to highlight their campaign "New York State Extreme Heat Coalition". The campaign is focused on advocating for legislative action to protect communities of color that are disproportionately affected by the effects of extreme heat. Due to historic disinvestment and racist practices like redlining, Black/African American people make up 50 percent of heat-related deaths in New York City, despite being only 25 percent of the city's population. As our climate continues to change, it's imperative that we work toward equitable relief from heat and rectify these injustices through legislative action. Learn more about WE ACT's work on extreme heat, explore their campaigns, and dive into their 2024 Policy Agenda at https://www.weact.org/

Are you a leader working in the EJ space? Check out this opportunity for EPA Region 3! The Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) will be hosting a free, webinar Wednesday, August 7 from 11am-12:30pm to preview $40 million in new funding for community environmental justice efforts across EPA Region 3 (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and 7 federally recognized tribes).   The grant program will launch in mid-late August and grants will support work to benefit communities disproportionately affected by environmental, climate, and human health harms and risks. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, those focused on air and water quality, stormwater treatment, food access, local cleanup projects, combatting illegal dumping activities, healthy housing, toxin remediation, and other community-driven environmental justice projects.   The webinar is intended for community-based environmental justice leaders working in nonprofits, local government entities, tribal governments, Native American organizations, and public and private universities and colleges to obtain information and guidance about how to access these important funding opportunities. https://lnkd.in/eeYK4C5P #ej #environmentaljustice #climateresilience

In France the election results avoided the possibility of a government which will strongly hurt climate action in France and the European Union. This is an achievement. The party National Rally will have around 143 seats in the National Assembly, after the New Popular Front ( around182 seats) and the party Together of Macron ( around 168 seats). Now there is no block that have absolute majority in the National Assembly, so there will be probably some govenment based on agreement between parties. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Saying so, do not forget that National Rally has increased the amount of seats from 88 to 143, and the result of the second round was a result of tactical maneuvers when hundreds of candidates withdrew from the race specifically for not allowing the National Rally to pass. Also, candidates which achieved less than 12.5% in the first round are excluded from the second. In the first round, the party got a 33.15% of the votes and this reflects probably the real level of support in the population. In the previous elections in 2022 it was 18.68%. This party is not openly climate denialist, but it is against any measures that reduce overconsumption, change the socio-economic system, and evidence shows we can not really reduce ecological footprint without it. Also this party did not talked much about ecology before, but now one of their slognans is to abolish "punitive ecology". We already wrote about the reasons for those changes. More voters struggling financially voted for it than for any other party. From 2022, wars create inflation and so on. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The possibility of a french government that will deliberately hurt climate action is avoided as for now, but the almost doubling of not environmental forces is a fact. Let's hope the situation will change. * You remarked that our posts are sometimes longer than generally in such pages. Some recommend limit it to several words because young activists do not read more. But we think that 17 years old climate activists are not less smart than older climate deniers politicians so we will not lower the level.

Hi friends! We're back and we're kicking off 2024 in style with House Bill 2070, a new law designed to curb pollution in Washington State's frontline communities! Introduced by Rep. Sharlett Mena, the Cumulative Risk Burden (CURB) Pollution Act is one of the central pieces of our legislative agenda for 2024. No matter who you are or where you live, we all deserve to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and be safe from toxic pollution. But across Washington State, communities of color and Indigenous peoples live in places that carry a disproportionate burden of environmental pollution, affecting their health, well-being, and life expectancy. Multiple states have already adopted #EnvironmentalJustice legislation that considers the #CumulativeImpacts borne by our frontline communities in pollution permitting. Washington now has a chance not only to join these states, but to help lead the path going forward for the nation. Want to learn more about CURB and the rest of our 2024 legislative agenda, and about how you can help us move H.B. 2070 forward? Check out the link and register for our virtual legislative briefing this Thursday, Jan. 4! #CURBpollution #WAleg

From Erin Brockovich : "Welcome to Community Health Book! This is Erin Brockovich and I believe we are in an age of self-reporting. This crowd-sourced hub allows individuals and community groups to stand up and report health and environmental issues by geographic area and by health topic. The data is intended to help connect the dots between clusters of illness and environmental hazards in specific communities and regions. To get started, simply report an environmental or health concern using the form on this page. Each person who reports helps share a larger story of what’s happening in our country and how toxic pollutants are affecting all of us. My hope is that this information can support us to get new laws passed or push for stricter enforcement of the laws already in place to protect those who are most vulnerable and in need of help. The issues in your backyard matter and this tool helps raise our collective voice for change." https://lnkd.in/g2U2gATB #community #healthcare #environment #environmentaljustice #mothers #fathers #cancer #family #USA #Canada #Europe Environmental Defense Fund WWF Environment Education Environmental Defense Fund Europe

⚖ 📖 The environmental justice literature demonstrates consistently that low-income and minority communities are disproportionately exposed to environmental hazards. In a recent #GeoHealth 🌎 study, authors examined cumulative multipollutant, multidomain, and multimatrix environmental exposures in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin for the year 2015. Read in full 👉 https://lnkd.in/gydnryKK 🔑 Key Points 1. We examine cumulative exposures to multiple pollutants and their association with socioeconomic and racial disparities in Milwaukee County 2. We highlight census block groups that are most vulnerable to pollution and low socioeconomic status (SES), which can be prioritized for regulatory interventions 3. People of color in Milwaukee County are not just exposed to high pollution, they are often exposed within the context of low SES John K. Kodros, Ellison Carter, Oluwatobi Oke, Ph.D. PMP, Ander Wilson, Shantanu Jathar, Sheryl Magzamen