Resources

BALTIMORE ● Blue+Green+Just offers these resources as a jumping off point for your research to understand the importance of the environmental and social justice issues that face our city. 
Recent News Stories/Media
● "Earthrise," by Amanda Gorman, Youth Poet Laureate of the United States, December, 2018 (first recorded)
​● "Dear Future Generations: Sorry." An Apology Letter to Future Generations. Sorry., Prince Ea, April 20, 2015
● A short video of the event offered by Blue Water Baltimore, February 30, 2020
● "Young says volcanic eruptions are caused by climate change and blows up about whether he has 'an ego,'" "Baltimore Brew," February 27, 2020
● "Mayoral candidates participate in forum on environmental issues," Fox News 45, September 24, 2020
● "Forum to question the mayor and other candidates on environment and equity," "Baltimore Brew," September 24, 2020
● "Parents can’t fix climate change with life hacks — but here are ways to make a real," The Washington Post, February 18, 2020
● "Study: Urban heat worse for poorest," Baltimore Sun, January 21, 2020
● "DPW pressed to explain repair delay that led to 2,000 dead fish," "Baltimore Brew," January 20, 2020
● "Maryland Needs to Explore Storm Runoff Management," Readers Respond, Baltimore Sun, January 12, 2020
●"As Maryland pours millions of dollars into ailing streams, research shows some projects don’t help clean the bay," Baltimore Sun, January 2, 2020
● "Isha Clarke, 2019 Brower Youth Awards," October 17, 2019 (4:04 min. video)
​● "This Is Not A Drill. My Name is Greta Thunberg," September 21, 2019 (3:39 min. video)
● NPR Special Series "Heat and Health in American Cities," September 3, 2019​
​● "The Rise of Green Prison Programs," Psychology Today, August 16, 2015
Public Health and the Environment
● Highlights of the Baltimore City 2020 Forest Conservation Code, July 29, 2020
● Public testimony in favor of the Baltimore City "COUNCIL BILL #20-0546/ NATURAL RESOURCES - FOREST AND TREE CONSERVATION," July 6, 2020 
● "Throwing Shade: Heat Islands, Public Health, And Clean Water," Jeremy S. Hoffman, Ph.D.,Chief Scientist of the Science Museum of Virginia, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Newsletter, July 3, 2020
● "Seattle’s Winning Strategy For Managing Organics," Jeffrey Morris, Ph.D., for Biocycle.net., April 14, 2020
● "Plastic Wars," PBS FRONTLINE documentary, March 31, 2020
​● "Green Stormwater Infrastructure Video Tour​" by Philadelphia Water. A MUST-SEE for all visitors to the BBGJ website!​
● Houlden, V.  et al. BMC Public Health (2017). A cross-sectional analysis of green space prevalence and mental wellbeing in England. 17:460 DOI 10.1186/s12889-017-4401-x
BBGJ Toolkit
​● BBGJ Bylaws as of 10.1.2020
● Forum Questions by BBGJ Steering Committee​ and those offered by the Forum audience
● Invitation to the Mayoral Forum on February 24, 2020
● Introducing BALTIMORE Blue+Green+Just (Powerpoint presentation)
● Outreach Letter Template in English
● Outreach Letter Template in Spanish








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Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Financing Vehicles
​● MOST (Municipal Online Stormwater Training Center) - Tools to better communicate about, build and enhance local stormwater programs
● A green solution to an aging stormwater system, The Washington Post, April 9, 2020
​● Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Baltimore: Challenges and Opportunities in Baltimore, Blue Water Baltimore, December 2019 report
● "Green infrastructure and violence: Do new street trees mitigate violent crime?", B. A. Burley, Healthy & Place, November 2018 PubMed.gov abstract​
●  "Fact Sheet: DC Water Environmental Impact Bond" financing, announced September 29, 2016.
● Public company Sustainable Infrastructure Financing

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● Subscribe here (free) to the Bay Journal for quality content exclusively addressing environmental issues in Baltimore and the region.

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