https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/421 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/12325 <p>Karen Kendrick-Hands was a Detroit-area environmental lawyer and activist. Since the 1980s, Kendrick-Hands participated in a variety of causes within Michigan, notably regarding issues of greenhouse gas emissions. Specific actions included the Polluters Pay Act, opposing the split of Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources and Department of Environmental Quality, SEMCOG’s Ozone Action! campaign, and opposition to garbage incinerators in Michigan. Over the years she has supported environmentalism by utilizing her experience as a lawyer to tackle environmental issues from the legal and legislative angles. She has recently become notable as a purveyor of high-end yarn and knit goods and runs a nonprofit organization that promotes the crafts of knitting and crochet.</p> <p>The Karen Kendrick-Hands Papers contain records regarding the environmental campaigns she participated in over the years. Most records are grouped by subject, often by environmental issue or organization. Much of the collection is comprised of publicly available records with Kendrick-Hands’ personal notes and annotations written in the margins. Commonly found throughout the collection are Karen Kendrick-Hands’ handwritten notes from various meetings and events she attended.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/12325#comments Air quality Environmental justice Environmental policy Environmentalism Incinerators--Environmental Aspects--Michigan, Southeastern Urban Affairs Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:58:08 -0400 aorchard 12325 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3877 <p>Thomas Stephens was a founder of the Evergreen Alliance, the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition and chaired the National Lawyer's Guild's Toxics Committee in his fight for environmental justice in the Detroit area. His papers reflect his interest and legal work in this arena and related issues, particularly lawsuits involving incinerators in Detroit and Flint, MI.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3877#comments Civil rights Courts--United States Detroit trash incinerator Environmental justice Environmental Protection--Great Lakes (North America) Evergreen Alliance Ford Rouge Plant Hamtramck medical waste incinerator Incinerators--Environmental Aspects--Michigan, Southeastern Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition Michigan. Air Pollution Control Commission NAACP NAFTA National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Detroit Branch Nuclear power plants--Environmental aspects--Michigan, Southeastern Recycling (Waste, etc.)--Michigan, Southeastern Urban Affairs Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:18:20 -0400 drice 3877 at https://reuther.wayne.edu