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Climate organizer Diamond Spratling urges community engagement and links health to environmental justice
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Diamond Spratling, founder of Girl Plus Environment, described grassroots work to involve Black and Brown women in climate justice, cited membership growth (over 700 members in 35 states), and linked indoor air pollution and product toxins to maternal health concerns including fibroids.
Diamond Spratling, founder and executive director of Girl Plus Environment, told BronxNet that she started the organization nearly seven years ago to make climate and environmental justice accessible to Black and Brown women. "We have over 700 members now in 35 different states," she said, describing a network that trains members to speak with representatives, submit public comment and attend hearings.
Spratling emphasized a culturally driven approach that connects…
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