Fellow Story

Ditching Dirty Diesel

Fellow(s): Catalina Garzón-Galvis
Topic(s): Air Quality, Climate Change, Architecture & Urban Planning, Environmental & Social Justice, Energy Resources & Access

Diesel-powered vehicles are a significant source of pollution, impacting health and contributing to climate change. The Ditching Dirty Diesel Collaborative, a coalition of community, environmental advocacy and public health departments, is working together with the Pacific Institute to reduce the impact of this pollution on low-income communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Additional Resources

Ditching Dirty Diesel Collaborative

Pacific Institute

Meet the Fellows in this Story

Catalina Garzon

Catalina Garzón-Galvis

2005 Fellow
Catalina Garzón-Galvis is Principal Practitioner at Community Research and Education in Action for True Empowerment (CREATE). In this role, Catalina plans and facilitates leadership development, popular education, participatory research...