Daryl Bergman | Moving Forward Network

by Daryl Bergman | Feb 1, 2018 | Climate Change and Air Pollution, Community Participation, Diesel Exhaust, Funding, Funding - Government, Legal and Regulatory, NEPA, Railroads and Intermodal Transportation

Moving Forward Network Responds to Dangerous Implication of President’s SOTU Remarks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ira Arlook, Fenton, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018 c: 202-258-5437, ira@fenton.com Moving Forward Network Responds to Dangerous...

Industrial Lead Poisoning in Los Angeles: Anatomy of a Public Health Failure

Dear MFN colleagues, Here is a link to a new article about “silos” in government agencies that exacerbated exposure of children, residents and workers to lead from the Exide battery recycling facility in southern California. Authors are Jill Johnston, who now heads our community outreach and...

by Daryl Bergman | Oct 30, 2017 | Air Quality Monitoring, Black Carbon, Buffer Zones, Business of Goods Movement, Clean Ports, Clean Warehouses, Cleaner Truck Measures, Climate, Climate Change and Air Pollution, Climate Change and Air Pollution (General), Climate Change and Air Quality, climate change resilience, EJ Collaborative Problem Solving Model, Electrify Freight, Emission Inventories, Mapping, Reduce Idling, Site Selection

Senator Booker Announces The Environmental Justice Act of 2017

On October 23rd U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) was joined by local community leaders and advocates from across New Jersey and the nation in announcing a landmark bill that represents a major step toward eliminating environmental injustice. This Bill would strengthen protections for communities of...