Heather McTeer Toney

Gebundenes Buch

Before the Streetlights Come On

Black America's Urgent Call for Climate Solutions

Beschreibung

Climate change disproportionately affects every aspect of life for Black communities. In this book, climate activist Heather McTeer Toney demonstrates how and why, as we strive for systemic change, climate justice is a central issue and how Black Americans are leading the movement for climate solutions for their communities and the world.

Autor

Heather McTeer Toney is an attorney, environmentalist, speaker, and writer. She was the first Black, first female, and youngest mayor elected in Greenville, Mississippi, at age twenty-seven. In 2014, she was appointed by President Barack Obama as regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency's Southeast Region. Formerly the senior director for Moms Clean Air Force, Toney is now vice president of community engagement for the Environmental Defense Fund. She is a frequent guest on numerous shows and networks including CNN, Apple's The Problem with Jon Stewart, MSNBC, Democracy Now!, and Fox News. Heather lives with her husband and three children in Oxford, Mississippi.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: 1517 Media
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 206mm x 150mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 428g
• ISBN-13: 9781506478623
• ISBN-10: 150647862X
• Artikelnr.: 64201295