#OutdoorPromise is committed to increasing equitable access to nature and inspiring the next generation of environmental justice leaders 🌳♻️🌳
Newburgh, NY
Joined May 2013
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#NewburghNY is making strides in providing safe drinking water by tackling lead contamination! Learn how the community is driving change and ensuring clean water for students. Stay informed and take a sip of progress! 💧
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📣 Save the Date! We’re thrilled to announce a powerful partnership between PGM ONE, Justice Outside, and Next 100 Coalition. Mark your calendars for a national gathering on June 25-28, 2024, in Atlanta, GA. Link in bio to sign up and make sure you get the latest. #WeAreONE
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⛏️Salt accelerates corrosion of water pipes which leaches chemicals like lead into drinking water
🗻We put about 20 million tons of road salt on pavement each year
🧂Even at low concentrations chloride can harm freshwater life
Read more in Outdoor America
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Witness the Quassaick Creek Watershed Alliance's battle against road salt pollution. These aren't just volunteers; they're guardians of our waters. 🛡️💧 #ProtectOurCreeks #QuassaickCreek #HudsonValley #NewburghNY
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Today we sent a letter signed by more than 200 organizations to @GovKathyHochul asking her to pass the #NYHEAT Act! 🧵
Read the letter here 👇👇👇
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ALT The image says: "Pass the NY HEAT Act: Protect NY From Skyrocketing Bills." In blue and yellow lettering on a bright red background.
Join us at the Newburgh Climate Action Conference this Friday!
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Franny Reese helped save Storm King mountain from development, in a landmark case that gave citizens standing to sue over these things. Franny Reese State Park in Highland was itself saved from development. It's yours!
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Clearwater's Annual Gala is back on Sunday, March 19th! Join us at The Garrison as we honor @OutdoorPromise's Ronald Zorrilla with the Spirit of the Hudson Award and Capt. Besty Garthwaite with the Lifetime Contribution Award. Get your ticket today: e.givesmart.com/events/uJ0/
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We sat down with our awardees in advance of the event to hear their perspectives on their achievements, the Hudson Valley, and to learn their favorite plant, bird, and fish! Learn more about @OutdoorPromise's Founder and CEO, Ronald Zorrilla e.givesmart.com/events/uJ0/p…
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OSI is proud to award $68,000 to 10 Hudson River Valley organizations through its 2023 Malcolm Gordon Charitable Fund. Learn more: openspaceinstitute.org/news/…
Congratulations to the award winners!🎉 🎉🎉
@OutdoorPromise @LandToLearn @SloopClearwater
@WildEarthNY & more!
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We want to be connected with you! Join our @WHCEQ EJ listserv & keep an eye out for our next EJ Connector. Sign up here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/…
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"Clean air and clean water are human rights, and we must do everything in our power to invest in our future” - Ronald Zorrilla, Executive Director, @OutdoorPromise speaking about the #CleanWaterCleanAirGreenJobs #BondAct @NYBondAct
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Early voting in NY starts Sat! Be sure to flip your ballot over & vote "YES" for the Clean Water, Clean Air, Green Jobs Bond Act. The bond will direct 35%+ of funds to underserved communities to create cleaner air/water, green jobs, & reduce extreme heat bit.ly/3zk9u0q
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Happy #HispanicHeritageMonth! Ronald Zorrilla, founder of @OutdoorPromise, reflects on representation and the next generation of outdoor enthusiasts.
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Many kids growing up in low-income communities lack adequate access to #greenspaces and #nature. @OutdoorPromise partnered with the City of Newburgh and Greater Newburgh Parks Conservancy to change that through an Environmental Justice Fellowship. hubs.li/Q01cdqKp0
Communities of color bear a disproportionate burden of pollution and are on the frontlines of #ClimateChange impacts. The EJ For All Act from @RepRaulGrijalva @RepMcEachin @NRDems seeks to address this. Read @a_justclimate’s statement: ajustclimate.org/pressreleas…
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A designated #environmentaljustice community, the town of Newburgh, NY must fight pollution at every turn. Meet the @outdoorpromise Environmental Justice Fellows behind the cause: 4 young activists planting seeds for a brighter future. 🌱
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#StopDanskammer Protejamos nuestra comunidad, salud, y nuestro futuro! No more fossil fuel plants 💨