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OPAL Board Chair Ben Duncan briefs EPA Region 10 Administrator Dennis McLerran on statewide EJ issues OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon was part of a delegation honored by the Environmental Protection Agency for its work with the Governor’s Task Force on Environmental Justice in Salem on December 16, 2011. OPAL is represented by Board [...] Change.org|Start an Online Petition »
Our friends at Street Roots are featuring an opinion editorial in the May 27th edition about the Campaign for a Fair Transfer. Here’s a sneak peak at what’s to come! [...] Our friend Trillium Shannon at KBOO Community Radio joined OPAL’s Bus Riders Unite! crew while we were in the community, organizing bus riders around the Campaign for a Fair Transfer. This hour-long radio show features an interview with our extended family – the LA Bus Riders Union – followed by interviews with our crew about what [...] We live in a time and place where movement matters. For those who depend on public transportation, being able to access the bus or rail service is critical to ensuring positive economic and health outcomes. Great public transportation is the backbone of great cities, improving public health through active living and linking [...] [...] “You can’t imagine how many chemicals are being used by workers in nail salons everyday. Most of us do not have enough knowledge about the health hazards of the products we are using.” - Connie, a California cosmetologist who has suffered respiratory problems There [...] |
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