Posts Tagged: United States Public Interest Group

Capitol Spotlight: Kim Delfino, Earth Advocacy

Kim Delfino, photo by Scott Duncan, Capitol Weekly

by LISA RENNER posted 07.30.2024

Kim Delfino, an environmental attorney and consultant, is known for her vast knowledge of land use law, wildlife law, water law and energy law. The president of Earth Advocacy, she has led her campaigns while balancing the needs of her family (she and her husband have two adult children) and surviving breast cancer.

Asbestos is putting children at risk

A worker removes asbestos-laden material from a building roof. (Photo: Bjoern Wylezich)

by RACHEL LYNCH posted 09.04.2018

OPINION: I think it’s fair to say that the health of children should be of the utmost importance to pretty much everyone, but we’ve let them down. Asbestos is a known carcinogen that is still legal in the United States and children are regularly exposed to the toxin.