Atenas

Environmental justice is Human justice. Connecting the dots between the health of our people and the environmental pollutants we’re exposed to.

[CleanAirN🌎W | VecinosKC @MoKanCAN]

CleanAirNow & Vecinos KC invite you to the 2023 virtual event "Resisting Injustice with Community Power"! Join experts discussing environmental justice, community solutions, Vecinos KC resources, and more! Spanish session at 6 pm.

Register here: https://t.co/XC2ppXc12O

[ITS-Davis @ITS_UCDavis]

This week, we'd like to highlight our EJ Leader @AtenasCAN who is working to improve public health conditions, especially when it comes to the impacts of rail.

[Science Community Action Network @SciCAN_EJ]

@Akashik @CFEJSAV @PublicHealth @JulianDrix of @HumanImpact_HIP started w/naming his challenges being here w/ all the US govt is complicit in - racism, genocide, oppression - & public health’s role in that.

He named power imbalance as a driver of inequities & building power with community is an antidote.

[Science Community Action Network @SciCAN_EJ]

@Akashik @CFEJSAV ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ from Katerina Mesesan

[Science Community Action Network @SciCAN_EJ]

@Akashik of @CFEJSAV came with some Q’s for public healthers:

Where are the studies on health effects (of the port of Savannah)?!
Myself, my family, my community has been studied by institutions for years and we’ve seen nothing abt our health concerns & statistics.

[Science Community Action Network @SciCAN_EJ]

@AtenasCAN at #APHA2023 - on state agency having a meeting on structural racism with community and not acknowledging their own role in it. 😫
Name and address your own part - especially those in positions of power!

[Science Community Action Network @SciCAN_EJ]

Excited to start our panel on how health professionals can partner with communities equitably! @PublicHealth #APHA2023 #environmentaljustice @AtenasCAN @CFEJSAV @JulianDrix @ejfriedman_md

[Feminist Research Institute @FRIUCDavis]

FRI is proud to present Environmental Justice Leader @AtenasCAN @ITS_UCDavis and @FRIUCDavis are collaborating with https://t.co/HitlHFkd3s

[CleanAirN🌎W | VecinosKC @MoKanCAN]

@MoKanCAN supports the Zero Emission fleet being manufactured in KC to be deployed first in our overburdened communities meeting the Biden administration’s Justice40 goals. @POTUS @USPS @Earthjustice @justice40rward @RepDavids @repcleaver @MayorLucasKC https://t.co/bi1RFOB0nV

[Yasmine Agelidis @AgelidisYasmine]

If you're working on #rail, this @EPA report on locomotive inventory is essential reading.

Two insights that stand out --
1) 67% of railyard switcher locomotives are Tier 0
2) Class I railyard switcher fleet mixes became *dirtier* from 2017 to 2020

https://t.co/oZukA3gJBS

[CleanAirN🌎W | VecinosKC @MoKanCAN]

@AtenasCAN @EvaRTesfaye @EPAregion7 @UGHealthDept @jocogov @UnifiedGovt @KDHE @BetolMartinez @BetolMartinez @oropeza4kansas @KSHB41 @MoKanCAN will publish an air pollution analysis next couple of days, be careful protect yourself from these these toxic chemicals, which contain heavy metals!!
https://t.co/jTu37mK5sc

[CleanAirN🌎W | VecinosKC @MoKanCAN]

Avoid Kansas City Chemical Fire !! @MoKanCAN @BetolMartinez @AtenasCAN #wearejusttryingtobreathe

[Atenas @AtenasCAN]

Concerned for toxic metals and chemicals being burned, dispersed in the air, and inhaled by tamiles who live near by. Stay safe fire department and community!

[KCK Fire Department @KCKFDPIO]

KCKFD Fire crews are battling a fire at Advantage Metals.

[CleanAirN🌎W | VecinosKC @MoKanCAN]

“Our communities do not need false promises of “alternative fuels” we need zero emissions now We are the experts and our voices need not just be heard but listened to, #ZeroMustMeanZero!! Environmental Racism is poisoning and sickening our communities. @AtenasCAN @BetolMartinez

[Earthjustice @Earthjustice]

Meet the man who is helping to electrify the postal service.

@LASmogGuy led Earthjustice’s legal strategy in the postal truck fight. It took a lawsuit from us & 100,000+ public comments from our supporters, but starting in 2026, all new USPS postal trucks will be electric.

[ATHENA @Athenax9]

Kudos to @MoKanCAN for organizing this event that showcases the environmental injustices in KC and how #j40 can offer accountability. 🙌 #FutureIsZero https://t.co/mh7zpkcDUV

[Rep. Emanuel Cleaver @repcleaver]

Thanks @MoKanCAN, @weact4ej, & @justice40rward for the invitation to join today's panel on #EnvironmentalJustice.

Always happy to discuss federal investments from the IRA and BIF making their way to communities in #MO05 and how we can protect our planet for future generations.

[Justice40rward @justice40rward]

A park with a view 😒 #ToxicTour #EnvironmentalJustice

[CleanAirN🌎W | VecinosKC @MoKanCAN]

Our 3rd stop was at John Garland Park. a park built next to a landfill that is seeping into the water and soil of the park and local neighborhoods…@The_MFN @BetolMartinez @AtenasCAN #justice40 #environmentaljustice