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Kim Wasserman One of Six Grassroots Heroes to Win $150,000 Goldman Environmental Prize

2013 recipients come from Colombia, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, South Africa and USA

The Prize recognizes achievements in marshland restoration, solid waste management; fighting fracking, marble mining, and coal plant emissions

SAN FRANCISCO, April 15, 2013 — The Goldman Environmental Foundation today announced the six recipients of the 2013 Goldman [...]

LVEJO’s successful grassroots organizing against the Fisk and Crawford coal plants resulted in their closure 2012.

Our next campaign: Redeveloping land to create parks, open spaces, and urban agriculture for our communities

“My name is Peter” Clean Air Campaign draws wide attention

Peter is making quite the impact in the Chicago Beyond Coal ad campaign!

More outlets have gotten wind of the ad launch and have started connecting the coal fights on both the local and national level:

The American Independent: http://www.americanindependent.com/194831/obamas-smog-decision-backed-by-big-business-donors-called-a-huge-loss-for-public-health

“I want to fight for my kid to be able to breathe, [...]

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