As aspiring Environmental Scientists, it’s advantageous for
us to network and meet up with others who aspire to do what we do, and even
more so with people who are veterans!
Lynn Bonnett, former chair of the New Haven Environmental Justice
Network, is a prime example of what we aim to do in the future! Today in our Bay & Paul meeting, she came
and spoke to us how she became involved in her work, what her and her group
have accomplished over the years, and projects that they are currently working
on. For those of you who could not make it to the meeting today, she is offering
a few of us spots for internships over the summer to further work on the
current project, so read up!
New Haven
Independent—“Bonnett near land that caused the delay”
Ms. Bonnet majored in biology when she was an undergraduate
student in college. From there, she went
on to do medical research, and branched off into Physical Therapy. She moved to New Haven in the 1990s as a
Physical Therapist, and one day went on a “Toxic Tour” around to the Hartford
power plant. This tour was the birth of
her environmental activism, and she started attending meetings for the New
Haven Environmental Justice Network, and ultimately became chair!
The project that the network is currently working on relates
to air quality. As we know, air quality
in the city of New Haven is only getting worse, and this team has investigated
mercury emissions from a power plant in the area. They are collecting samples by placing moss
in various areas, and testing to identify the amount of mercury that was
absorbed in the area!
This is the site of the network if you wish to learn more
about it.
This is a link to the New Haven Independent’s article about
the recent success of the network.
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