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April 2020 Coalfield Review

Posted May 8, 2020, by Lisa DePaoli


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READ OUR MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER, WHICH WILL UPDATE YOU ON OUR WORK, CURRENT ACTION ITEMS, AND UPCOMING EVENTS. IF THERE IS ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

Other ways our staff is working to protect the health and safety of our communities:

CCJ joined a coalition of community-based environmental, climate justice, and public interest groups to sue EPA over the agency’s recently announced non-enforcement policy, which allows companies to use COVID-19 as a reason to stop monitoring and reporting pollution—without notifying the public, and giving a free pass to polluters during this pandemic. You can read more here.

The Essential Worker Bill of Rights: Essential workers are putting their lives and their families’ lives at risk to ensure our health, safety, and security during this pandemic. Join us in showing support for essential workers across the nation: sign the petition supporting an essential workers’ bill of rights!

The People’s Bailout: We have signed onto the People’s Bailout platform, which demands that Congress provide money and care to those who are hardest hit, not to the wealthy few. Click here to read more and sign the petition.

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Author

  • Lisa DePaoli

    Lisa (Coffield) DePaoli joined the CCJ staff in 2018 and is now our Communications Director. She grew up in rural Washington County, has family in both Washington and Greene Counties, and has always loved animals and spending time outdoors. A first-generation and nontraditional college student, her deep interest in human beings and ecology led her to earn a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Pittsburgh in 2012. She has worked on research projects and taught at the university level in the U.S. and in field schools in Latin America. The knowledge and experience she gained increased her concern for environmental and social justice issues, which she believes are best addressed at the local level, or from the "bottom up," including the voices of those who are most impacted. Lisa works to understand issues from the local to the global, seeks to make a positive difference, and loves to talk to people about what interests or concerns them. In her free time, she enjoys reading, spending time with her family, furkids, and friends, and walking in the woods with her dogs. Contact Lisa at lisa@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org.

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