Buenos Dias, D.C. — Una Introducción a los Peligros de las Cenizas de Carbón (An Introduction to the Dangers of Coal Ash)
This week, Earthjustice legislative representative Andrea Delgado sat down with Buenos Dias D.C host Nestor Bravo on Univision in Washington, D.C. to talk about the dangers of coal ash. (Note: Text in English and Spanish, video in Spanish only)
Coal ash is a nationwide problem and is responsible for high-profile drinking water contamination, air pollution and public health threats. On July 28, Earthjustice Legislative Representative Andrea Delgado sat down with Buenos Dias D.C host Nestor Bravo on Univision in Washington, D.C. to explain what coal ash is, where it comes from, why we need regulations to protect communities and the opposition these safeguards face in Congress. Nearly 70 percent of coal ash waste ponds are located in communities of color and low-income communities.
Watch the news clip here / Mira el video aquí.
Las cenizas tóxicas de carbón son un problema a nivel nacional y son responsables de la contaminación del agua potable en una gran medida, de contaminación del aire y en general son una amenaza para la salud pública. El 28 de julio, Andrea Delgado, representante legislativa de Earthjustice, fue invitada a Buenos Días, D.C., una programa de Univisión en Washington, D.C., para hablar con Néstor Bravo y explicar que son las cenizas de carbón, que industrias las producen, por qué se necesitan normas para proteger a las comunidades ahora y la oposición a la que se enfrentan en el Congreso. Casi 70 por ciento de estas represas de cenizas se encuentran en comunidades habitadas por comunidades minoritarias y de bajos ingresos.
Mira el video aquí: http://noticias.entravision.com/washington-dc/2015/07/28/cenizas-toxicas-del-carbon-y-sus-consecuencias/
From 2014–2016, Betsy was a bilingual press secretary on the Advocacy Communications team.
Earthjustice’s Washington, D.C., office works at the federal level to prevent air and water pollution, combat climate change, and protect natural areas. We also work with communities in the Mid-Atlantic region and elsewhere to address severe local environmental health problems, including exposures to dangerous air contaminants in toxic hot spots, sewage backups and overflows, chemical disasters, and contamination of drinking water. The D.C. office has been in operation since 1978.