Sandra Steingraber, ecologist and professor at Ithaca College says it so much better, so check out her full article here. But if you don't have time, here is the basic gist:
Individual action to better the earth and our lives is important. But it's not enough. Environmental health issues are public health issues. We can not just insulate ourselves and believe we are living in a 'toxic-free' environment. Changes have to happen all around us. A goal of EM&P is to educate ourselves about changes we can make in our lives, but that is just the beginning. Change needs to spread into the community. Political action will be needed. Campaigns and citizen action will be needed.
I see this not as a discouragement but as a call to action.
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