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EPIB Alum (2023) Vanessa Thomas Fights for Environmental Justice

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Vanessa Thomas is an Environmental Justice Organizer at the community based organization Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC). After transferring from University of Maryland Baltimore, Vanessa pursued her degree in Environmental Policy, Institutions, and Behavior at Rutgers University, graduating in May of 2023. Vanessa first encountered ICC as part of the class Careers in EPIB. She was […]

EPIB Alumni Leads New Directions for Nature Conservancy, Returns to EPIB to Teach U.S. Environmental Policy

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Johnny’s career development began at Rutgers, with a for-credit internship through his Environmental Policy Institutions and Behavior (EPIB) major with the Edison Wetlands Association, a local New Jersey nonprofit organization focused on the“advocacy and the holistic remediation of superfund sites.” When connecting outreach, policy, and the technical side of remediation in this internship, he realized […]