VIP Advocates for Waste Diversion, Not Incineration
Valley Improvement Projects has been researching and advocating for more waste diversion by recycling, reusing, and composting and not burning our trash, recyclable and compostable material at the Covanta Incinerator … Continue reading
Stanislaus Trash Incinerator Company Fined Over $30,000 for Violations in Delano
Source: Community Complaints lead to over $30,000 in violation penalties FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 21, 2015 Contact: Gustavo Aguirre Jr. 661-889-1917 Ingrid Brostrom 510-717-8482 Air Emissions from the Covanta Biomass Facility … Continue reading
CVAQ, Clean Air Action Day 2015
VIP was proud to participate in this year’s Central Valley Air Quality Coalition (CVAQ) Clear Air Action Day in Sacramento advocating for policies that clean our air and improve the … Continue reading
In Memory: Emiliano Amor Mataka 1980-2015
“The greatest philanthropists of all time are not the Rockefellers, the Carnegies, the Gates or the Buffets, they are the nameless, everyday people who display the best of humanity daily, … Continue reading
Air Monitoring Training Workshop
Originally posted on CCEJN:
July 9, 2015 Durham, NC EPA’s Office of Research & Development hosted community leaders from across the United States at Research Triangle Park in North Carolina…
“This American Life” Trash Incineration Segment Misses the Point
I am an avid listener of This American Life and I usually love it, which is why I was so deeply disappointed with their decision to perpetuate the myths and misinformation about #incineration in … Continue reading
VIP Featured on Center for Climate Change & Health Website
V.I.P. was recently featured on the Center for Climate Change & Health website as part of their “Stories from the Field” page about how “Many communities are working at the local level to … Continue reading
VIP Seeks to Improve Modesto’s Earth Day Festival
Valley Improvement Projects is grateful that Modesto has an annual Earth Day event and pleased by some of the groups, vendors, and activities offered. Unfortunately, we feel there is a … Continue reading
VIP Featured in ‘Stanislaus Connections’
Valley Improvement Projects was recently featured in Stanislaus Connections, the semi-monthly publication of the Modesto Peace/Life Center. Check out http://peacelifecenter.org/ for more information about the Peace/Life Center in downtown Modesto. You … Continue reading
CEJC Meets with New Director of DTSC, Delivers Civil Rights Complaint
Members of several organizations in the California Environmental Justice Coalition (CEJC), including VIP, met on Thursday with Barbara Lee, the newly appointed Director of Cal EPA’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) … Continue reading
