ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATE WINS NATIONAL AWARD FOR DEDICATION.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff writer PALMDALE - In its annual search for heroes who are courageous, dedicated and committed to helping others, Swedish carmaker Volvo has named as one a second-generation environmental activist who works to protect communities from industrial pollutants. Jane Williams Notable people named Jane Williams include:
The Rainbow Room is a well-known upscale restaurant and nightclub on the sixty-fifth floor of the GE Building in Rockefeller Center, Midtown Manhattan, New York City. in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . "It's great to be honored for the work that you've done. I'm grateful for the award and grateful for the recognition," said Williams, daughter of the late Rosamond environmental activist Stormy Williams, who for years prodded regulatory agencies to clean up toxic waste toxic waste is waste material, often in chemical form, that can cause death or injury to living creatures. It usually is the product of industry or commerce, but comes also from residential use, agriculture, the military, medical facilities, radioactive sources, and in Rosamond and Mojave and lobbied against hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. incinerators. Williams was picked as the winner in the environment category. There were two other categories for safety and quality of life. Winners receive $50,000 to give to a charity of their choice, a trip to the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of awards ceremony for themselves and a guest, and a role in a Volvo heroes documentary. The grand prize of a new Volvo car every three years for the rest of one's life was awarded to one of the other recipients. Williams was nominated for the award by Robina Suwol, executive director of California Safe Schools, with whom Williams worked on passing legislation to ban the use of experimental pesticides in schools. The law, which was sponsored by Suwol's organization, took effect this year. "I know of no one more deserving for the work that she has done for so many people for so many years," Suwol said. "I'm very grateful for her help, especially on environmental justice issues. She's been really incredible." Volvo spokesman Soren Johansson said Williams is worthy of the award. "Jane has over a long period of time contributed substantially to cleaning up the environment in California," Johansson said. "She has put in a lot of dedication and hard work." Williams serves as executive director of California Communities Against Toxics, a network of local environmental justice groups in California. Volvo officials noted that Williams is carrying on in the tradition of her mother, who launched a campaign that sought to identify toxins causing a brain cancer cluster cancer cluster Epidemiology A cancer that occurs in a group of people living or working in a geographically defined region who may share one or more environmental factors–eg, DES, and a characteristic lesion–eg, vaginal adenoCA, in common. See Clusters. among children in Rosamond. Jane Williams has organized dozens of communities to successfully fight the building of facilities that would pollute their environment, such as incinerators, landfills, nuclear waste dumps and industrial plants, Volvo officials said. Additionally, she has served on a number of federal and state advisory committees that study the effects of toxic chemicals on children and public health. She recently helped establish a new organization, the National Disease Cluster Alliance, which seeks to help communities investigate cancer clusters It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of cancer clusters. among children, as well as other grave health problems caused by environmental pollutants environmental pollutants, n.pl the substances and conditions, including noise, that adversely affect the health and well-being of the people within a community. . karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-5744 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) JANE WILLIAMS |
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