Coal Blooded

June 7, 2016

By Gretchen Waddell Barwick

The Sierra Club was proud to host “Coal Blooded: Profits Before People” with the NAACP of Kansas City, MO and Sustainable Sanctuaries Coalition! More than 55 people came to learn about how sulfur dioxide pollution from burning coal impacts Kansas City neighborhoods.

Presenters: Kendra Glover (NAACP, Environmental and Climate Justice Program), Dr. Rex Archer (Director, Kansas City Health Department) Panel: Mary Silwance (Green Works, Kansas City), Mark Morales (Bridging the Gap and Sheffield Neighborhood Association), Margaret May (EPA Environmental Justice Advisory Council and Ivanhoe Neighborhood)