Originally posted on Facebook, April 4th 2012. The week before last I was invited to speak at a Gulf Coast justice leadership summit held in Mobile, AL. While there I had the fortune of meeting and speaking with more than a handful of folks who have been working on environmental justice issues on a local and regional level for many years – some, as long as half a century. 
By Max Gerson, Sierra Club Louisiana Intern. Originally posted in the Sierra Club's 
During a recent trip to Washington, D.C, members of 
On March 14, the U.S. Senate approved a $109 billion transportation bill that includes the 
Bridge The Gulf contributors and advisors 
Today, two community leaders invited BP to tour the Gulf Coast, at the corporation's annual shareholder meeting in London. One BP board member, Ian Davis, agreed to take them up on their invitation. Bryan Parras and Derrick Evans, both advisors to the Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health, spoke "on behalf of scores of thousands of everyday people" who are still impacted 
Today, two community advocates and regional leaders from the Gulf Coast, Bryan Parras and Derrick Evans, brought an urgent message to BP's board and shareholders, at the corporation's annual meeting. Here are Parras's remarks as prepared for delivery. Parras is a leader of Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, (t.e.j.a.s.), Gulf Coast Fund Advisor 
Today, two community advocates and regional leaders from the Gulf Coast, Bryan Parras and Derrick Evans, brought an urgent message to BP's board and shareholders, at the corporation's annual meeting. Here are Evans' remarks as prepared for delivery. Evans is the founder of Turkey Creek Community Initiatives (TCCI), a Founding Advisor of the Gulf Coast Fund, and Bridge T 
Rebecca Templeton is the executive director of 
Daniel Nguyen works with the 
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