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Inaugural Frontline Community Fellows Imagine a New Economy, Build Community Learning Cohort

Front And Centered

She is an artist, curator, and arts organizer based in Tacoma, Washington. The project’s mission is to improve Indigenous mental and emotional health outcomes through art-making, community building, and equitable creative opportunities for personal and professional growth. Asia Tail is the fellow and cofounder of the Y?haw?

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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

DeSmogBlog

When fierce storms appear on the horizon, the children get especially anxious and the elderly worry, which has impacts on their health. This philosophy led Cole to structure CRPE so that community organizers were in the lead and lawyers would be accountable to the organizers. A Personal Relationship.

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Chevron Owns This City’s News Site. Many Stories Aren’t Told.

DeSmogBlog

The city of Richmond exists in the shadow of the nearby Chevron refinery, which has been connected to poor air quality and health issues in the nearby community. It promised a huge investment in scholarships and public health programs. Chevron had acquired Texaco in 2001, which was responsible for the oil extraction.)