Environmental justice isn’t just a policy—it’s a human right
For more than twenty five years, Midwest Environmental Advocates has worked to protect the rights of all Wisconsinites to a clean and healthy environment. Accomplishing this mission requires us to confront the many ways that environmental burdens have been assigned to certain communities based unequal political, social and economic power. For generations, polluting facilities such […]
MEA Submits Amicus Brief in Legislative Maps Case on Behalf of Milwaukee Group Working to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
Yesterday, the State Supreme Court accepted an amicus brief submitted by MEA on behalf of Coalition On Lead Emergency in a redistricting case that is pending before the Court. Read our press release to learn how Wisconsin’s current legislative maps politically disempower Milwaukee parents whose kids have been poisoned by lead and how we’re working together to advocate for change.
Milwaukeeans Urge State to Invest Federal Funds in Lead Remediation
Milwaukee residents turned out at a public hearing earlier this month to urge city officials to use a portion of Milwaukee’s remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to remove sources of lead contamination in the community.