Former EPA Region 2 Administrator Lisa Garcia Considers Environmental Justice With Trump in Power - Inside Climate News

Former EPA Region 2 Administrator Lisa Garcia Considers Environmental Justice With Trump in Power - Inside Climate News

As a child, Lisa Garcia spent her summers in a South Bronx where playgrounds had more cracked pavement and asphalt than grass. She biked or hung out on stoops with her friends. She considered herself outdoorsy, even if the outdoors looked a little different in the working class neighborhood of Soundview.  “Literally no one I […]

Former EPA Region 2 Administrator Lisa Garcia Considers Environmental Justice With Trump in Power

Pivotal in creating environmental justice programs at the EPA, Garcia now says ongoing cuts by President Donald Trump's administration have meant the "complete dismantling" of years of work. By Anna Mattson As a child, Lisa Garcia spent her summers in a South Bronx where playgrounds had more cracked pavement and asphalt than grass. She biked or hung out on stoops with her friends. She considered herself outdoorsy, even if the outdoors looked a l…