Environmental Justice Leadership Spotlight: Jaim&eaigu;e Marsh
(WorldNews Politics)

Jaim&eaigu;e joined the EJC in 2020 and participates on the Healthy Environment for All Sub-committee. They currently serve as Executive Director of FEEST, a non-profit organization centering youth as leaders working towards school food systems change in Seattle and South King County. What motivates you in your work in the environmental justice sphere?Growing up, I lived really close to the Spokane River, and I remember adults talking about pollution in the water, which meant there were times we couldn`t eat what we`d caught. I became really mindful of these environmental problems, and I started asking myself, `what can we do to stop companies and industries from polluting our natural resources?`...