Penny Newman

Penny Newman
Director of the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice
Personal details
Born (1947-05-30) May 30, 1947 (age 77)

Penny Newman (born May 30, 1947) is an environmentalist, a community organizer, and the former director of the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ) in Riverside County, California.[1] She is best known for her advocacy work on the Stringfellow Acid Pits, a toxic waste disposal site located in the community of Glen Avon (now incorporated into the City of Jurupa Valley, California), that led to new state and federal rules regarding how toxic waste is disposed.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Penny Newman". University of Southern California (USC) Center for Health Journalism. University of Southern California (USC). Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. ^ Diaz, Davin; Bellante, Laurel, eds. (2004). Remembering Stringfellow. Riverside, California, United States of America: Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ). p. ix.
  3. ^ "STRINGFELLOW ACID PITS: How state spent $52 million in latest cleanup effort". Press Enterprise. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  4. ^ "SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S ENVIRONMENT At the Crossroads : Waste: THE DISAPPEARING SPACES FOR TONS OF TRASH : Voice of Authority : Looking Up the 'Big Words' Made Her an Expert on Toxics". Los Angeles Times. 1989-12-10. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  5. ^ FELDMAN, PAUL (1992-07-31). "Toxic Runoff Made Teacher an Activist : Environment: The woman who served as the catalyst for the cleanup agreement expresses satisfaction, but says much still needs to be done". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-06-01.