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This Issue - Charter Revision & Fair Share Reform Update;
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| Greetings! |
The
Charter Revision Commission voted unanimously to propose adding
Fair Share language to the Charter mandating that the Atlas of
City-owned Property (i.e. - the map of all City properties
published with the Annual Statement of Needs) include all State,
Federal and private facilities that handle solid waste and
transportation in each Community Board. Right now, the Atlas only
includes City-owned property, which means that City agencies and
the public only have a partial sense of our community's
environmental burdens.
NYC-EJA extends its congratulations to the Charter Commission.
This is a good first step, and something EJ activists have wanted
for 20 years. Of course, the Commission should have included power
plants and other polluting facilities, as well as public health
data like asthma rates, in the Atlas Map. The final language will
be drafted and voted on at the Commission hearing on 8/23 - please contact the Charter Revision Commission at
212-442-1500 or commission@charter.nyc.gov and request that power plants and relevant
public health data be included in the Atlas Map.
NYC-EJA lobbied Commissioners and staff directly for months, and
testified at nearly every hearing. We'll never know how much more
we could have convinced this Commission to do, if some of our
allies didn't lobby the Commission not to do anything but term
limits this year. But at least there will be a little more
transparency in City facility sitings. Thanks again for all your
support.
If you have any questions, please contact NYC-EJA Executive
Director Eddie Bautista at nyceja@gmail.org
Fighting for cleaner and just communities - one block at a
time,
The NYC Environmental Justice Alliance
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| NYC-EJA
Fundraising Campaign |
As
NYC-EJA approaches its 20th anniversary, we ask your help to
sustain our campaigns for environmental justice. Please help
NYC-EJA reach its fundraising goal of $5000 by September 30th
Founded in 1991, NYC-EJA, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization, is
NYC's only federation of community-based organizations fighting for
environmental justice. From equitable energy policies to solid
waste to brownfield redevelopment, NYC-EJA and its members have
enjoyed an unparalleled string of victories that have begun
reversing decades of environmental burdens and inequities for our
most vulnerable communities. (Please visit www.NYC-EJA.org
to learn more about our current campaigns and past
accomplishments.)
But we need your help to continue our successes.
Your tax deductible online contribution at
www.nyc-eja.org will support NYC-EJA's ongoing campaigns,
including new challenges posed by climate change. You can also
mail a check payable to: New York City Environmental Justice
Alliance, 166A 22nd Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232.
Become an EJ Friend - $50.00
Become an EJ Ally - $100.00
Become an EJ Champion - $200.00 (our 200x200 campaign!)
Hasta la proxima,
Eddie Bautista
Executive Director
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