She Challenged a Multinational Corporation to Do Better
Margie Eugene-Richard battled against Shell Chemical for its toxic practices which led to devastating health problems for residents in Louisiana. Ms. Richard secured millions of dollars from Shell to support a community development fund, and also got Shell to agree…
We Can All Make a Difference No Matter What Age
Betty Reid Soskin became a Ranger for the National Park Service in her 80s, where she served as an environmental steward until her retirement at the age of 100. Learn more about this amazing living legend at Home | Sign…
George Washington Carver was a Pioneer of Sustainable Farming
“man must take the initiative in using nature to provide sustainable food systems that will help to alleviate hunger, encourage local participation and activism, and to safeguard and control our local food and water systems.” George Washington Carver, 1894 master’s…
She has been a catalyst for change for years, and she’s only 15 years old
When she was eight years old, Mari Copeny moved President Obama to address the Flint water crisis…she didn’t stop there. Learn more at https://www.maricopeny.com
Kristal Hansley is a solar energy leader
Hansley is the first Black woman to launch a Black owned community solar energy company. Hansley founded WeSolar on Juneteenth 2020. WeSolar’s mission is to bring under-resourced communities affordable access to local community solar and to assist commercial properties with…
Happy Black History Month! Meet Robert Bullard, Father of Environmental Justice
“When you don’t protect the least in your society you place everybody at risk,” Learn more about this environmental hero at https://drrobertbullard.com/
Google, Ford, GM, & Solar Companies Partner To Promote Scaling Of Virtual Power Plants
Summary: Ford, General Motors, Google Nest, OhmConnect, Olivine, SPAN, SunPower, Sunrun, SwitchDin and Virtual Peaker have formed a coalition called the Virtual Power Plant Partnership (VP3) to scale up the market for virtual power plants (VPPs) to increase the resiliency…
Biden Administration seeks to limit deadly air pollution
Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to lower the limit of fine particle pollution per cubic meter of air from 12 micrograms, as set a decade ago, to 9-10 micrograms. The standard for particle pollution, also known as…
MLK Day 2023
“We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” –Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Milan Is Helping People and the Planet With Its Mission To Cut Food Waste in Half
Summary: Milan has opened three solidarity supermarkets, known as Food Waste Hubs, as part of its efforts to reduce food waste and improve sustainability in its food system. The supermarkets, which are run by NGO Terre des Hommes Italy, collect…