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PostOctober 25, 2018

ESI Lecture: Environmental & Economic Justice in the Southwestern Pennsylvania Coalfields

VERONICA COPTIS

Environmental & Economic Justice in the Southwestern Pennsylvania Coalfields

Monday, November 5, 4pm

MIT Media Lab, E14, 6th Floor, Silverman Skyline Room

Veronica Coptis is the Executive Director of the Center for Coalfield Justice in Pennsylvania. CCJ pushes for economic and environmental justice with coalfield communities through advocacy, education, and organizing. www.coalfieldjustice.org

Lecture is free and open to the public: please register here: https://lecture-veronica-coptis.eventbrite.com

by MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative
Topics
Energy
Fossil Fuels
Advocacy & Activism
Climate Justice

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