by GCV Education Fund | Apr 9, 2025 | Energy & Climate, Environmental Justice
The new series focuses on the people making change in their communities and the material impacts of their efforts to strengthen our resilience to a changing climate. The GCV Team joined members of the Kennedy family at HK Farms – a 1,000 acre homestead started...
by GCV Education Fund | Jul 28, 2023 | Environmental Justice, Water
ATLANTA — Local environmental and social justice organizations call on the DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District to protect the South River and other local natural resources. During calls on April 14 and May 12, 2023 between DeKalb County Soil and Water...
by GCV Education Fund | Sep 22, 2020 | Democracy, Environmental Justice
Environmentalists should care deeply about redistricting. Redistricting is the process in which legislators and key stakeholders draw the lines of districts. Without proper representation in this process, issues like gerrymandering happen. This process impacts...
by GCV Education Fund | Sep 22, 2020 | Democracy, Environmental Justice
This is the first of five articles by Professor Brian Glassman on the 2020 General Election. This week’s theme is “Representation: Advocating for Environmental Protection Through the Electoral Process.” You can read more about Professor Glassman below. ...
by GCV Education Fund | Aug 14, 2020 | Democracy, Environmental Justice
On July 17th, we lost an American hero. John Lewis was born on February 21, 1940 as the son of poor sharecroppers in Alabama, deep in the heart of segregationist America. Growing up, he experienced both racism and segregation first hand, watching theater plays from...
by GCV Education Fund | May 5, 2020 | Air Quality, Energy & Climate, Environmental Justice, Federal Updates, Land & Wildlife, Water
Since taking office, the Trump administration has set in motion the rollback of nearly 100 environmental safeguards. Make no mistake — no matter what the president says to Congress, the Trump administration is denying climate change, taking us backwards on clean...
