Heather McTeer Toney
@heathermcteertoney.bsky.social
Former mayor & EPA RA, author, southerner, mother of free black children, lover of all things bacon, opinions are MINE
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We're thrilled that our friend and ally, @heathermcteertoney.bsky.social of Beyond Petrochemicals has been named one of @forbes.com 50 Sustainability Leaders. 🌎 Congratulations, Heather! 👏🏼👏🏿👏
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September 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
We're thrilled that our friend and ally, @heathermcteertoney.bsky.social of Beyond Petrochemicals has been named one of @forbes.com 50 Sustainability Leaders. 🌎 Congratulations, Heather! 👏🏼👏🏿👏
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Pascagoula Residents Seek Buyout, Fearing Toxic Air Pollution From Nearby Industry www.mississippifreepress.org/pascagoula-r...
Pascagoula Residents Seek Buyout, Fearing Toxic Pollution
Residents in Pascagoula’s Cherokee Forest subdivision are seeking a mass buyout amid fears of industrial pollution.
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July 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Pascagoula Residents Seek Buyout, Fearing Toxic Air Pollution From Nearby Industry www.mississippifreepress.org/pascagoula-r...
I’m calling on my folks from #Louisiana and #Texas!
@BeyondPetrochem is hiring, and we need people who know the fight firsthand.
Let’s build together. Apply or share:
👉🏽 apply.workable.com/beyondpetroc...
#NowHiring #ClimateJustice #PeopleOverPollution
@BeyondPetrochem is hiring, and we need people who know the fight firsthand.
Let’s build together. Apply or share:
👉🏽 apply.workable.com/beyondpetroc...
#NowHiring #ClimateJustice #PeopleOverPollution
Beyond Petrochemicals
Beyond Petrochemicals is turbocharging the work being done by frontline groups and communities to block the expansion of more than 120 proposed petrochemical and plastic projects in the United States.
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July 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I’m calling on my folks from #Louisiana and #Texas!
@BeyondPetrochem is hiring, and we need people who know the fight firsthand.
Let’s build together. Apply or share:
👉🏽 apply.workable.com/beyondpetroc...
#NowHiring #ClimateJustice #PeopleOverPollution
@BeyondPetrochem is hiring, and we need people who know the fight firsthand.
Let’s build together. Apply or share:
👉🏽 apply.workable.com/beyondpetroc...
#NowHiring #ClimateJustice #PeopleOverPollution
My heart is heavy following the tragic loss in the #TexasFloods. I wrote about preparation, prevention and making sure no one is left behind. We don’t always plan to leave but we must plan to return.
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“Flash floods don’t care about our plans or our politics, they come and take all the same.” My heart is heavy with such loss behind the #Texas floods. Together we must consider preparation, prevention...
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July 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
My heart is heavy following the tragic loss in the #TexasFloods. I wrote about preparation, prevention and making sure no one is left behind. We don’t always plan to leave but we must plan to return.
substack.com/@heathermcte...
substack.com/@heathermcte...
Malaysia banning plastic waste imports ahead of the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty is a good reminder that we can’t recycle our way out of the plastics crisis. We need to cut production at the source. The U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/c...
The U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks.
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Malaysia banning plastic waste imports ahead of the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty is a good reminder that we can’t recycle our way out of the plastics crisis. We need to cut production at the source. The U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/c...
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@earthjustice.org @healthygulf.bsky.social @heathermcteertoney.bsky.social @roishetta.bsky.social
#carcinogenicchemicals #cancerprevention #toxicchemicals #environmentalprotection #environmentalracism #climatepollution #FencelineCommunities #climateaction #CancerAlley #climatechange #EPANews
#carcinogenicchemicals #cancerprevention #toxicchemicals #environmentalprotection #environmentalracism #climatepollution #FencelineCommunities #climateaction #CancerAlley #climatechange #EPANews
June 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The Gospel of Keeping Cool
When it literally feels like hell is breaking loose
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June 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I love the water but I’m still a little scared of it. Sharks, seaweed, you name it. But here’s what I’ve learned: the greatest ocean danger doesn’t even start in the ocean. It can start right in our own backyards. Check out my new post! open.substack.com/pub/heatherm...
7 Ways to Protect the Ocean from Plastic Even If You’re Afraid of Water
The greatest ocean danger doesn’t start in the water. It starts in our backyards.
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June 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I love the water but I’m still a little scared of it. Sharks, seaweed, you name it. But here’s what I’ve learned: the greatest ocean danger doesn’t even start in the ocean. It can start right in our own backyards. Check out my new post! open.substack.com/pub/heatherm...
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Communities in #CancerAlley are trying to preserve the history of their ancestors who were enslaved at the Orange Grove Plantation. But first they need to take down the #pollutingindustry that now wants to build on the land. Go to earthjustice.org/orangegrove to take action now!
@earthjustice.org
@earthjustice.org
June 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Communities in #CancerAlley are trying to preserve the history of their ancestors who were enslaved at the Orange Grove Plantation. But first they need to take down the #pollutingindustry that now wants to build on the land. Go to earthjustice.org/orangegrove to take action now!
@earthjustice.org
@earthjustice.org
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Louisiana has some of the highest rates of #lowbirthweight, #pretermbirth, and #infantmortality in the nation. Black mothers and their children fare the worst. So what's going on? Go to www.beyondpetrochemicals.org/mothers to learn more.
@heathermcteertoney.bsky.social #petrochemicalindustry
@heathermcteertoney.bsky.social #petrochemicalindustry
May 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Louisiana has some of the highest rates of #lowbirthweight, #pretermbirth, and #infantmortality in the nation. Black mothers and their children fare the worst. So what's going on? Go to www.beyondpetrochemicals.org/mothers to learn more.
@heathermcteertoney.bsky.social #petrochemicalindustry
@heathermcteertoney.bsky.social #petrochemicalindustry
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And next week we chat with @heathermcteertoney.bsky.social about her book Before the Streetlights Come On. #EarthDay
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Author Talk with Heather McTeer Toney on Before the Streetlights Come On: Black America's Urgent Call for Climate Solutions. After registering, you will rec...
Join United Women in Faith members and friends for a special Reading Program Author Talk with Heather McTeer Toney on Before the Streetlights Come On: Black America's Urgent Call for Climate Solutions...
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April 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
And next week we chat with @heathermcteertoney.bsky.social about her book Before the Streetlights Come On. #EarthDay
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Join us TODAY for a conversation with
@heathermcteertoney.bsky.social
— the first woman, first African American, and youngest person to serve as mayor of Greenville, Mississippi — on building resilient communities and her perspective on #EnvironmentalJustice: rare.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@heathermcteertoney.bsky.social
— the first woman, first African American, and youngest person to serve as mayor of Greenville, Mississippi — on building resilient communities and her perspective on #EnvironmentalJustice: rare.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Join us TODAY for a conversation with
@heathermcteertoney.bsky.social
— the first woman, first African American, and youngest person to serve as mayor of Greenville, Mississippi — on building resilient communities and her perspective on #EnvironmentalJustice: rare.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@heathermcteertoney.bsky.social
— the first woman, first African American, and youngest person to serve as mayor of Greenville, Mississippi — on building resilient communities and her perspective on #EnvironmentalJustice: rare.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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@heathermcteertoney.bsky.social’s masterful weaving of storytelling, history, hope, and scientific truth is for Black people, White allies, and everyone.
Review by Natalie Handley: www.christiancentury.org/books/fighti...
@broadleafbooks.bsky.social
Review by Natalie Handley: www.christiancentury.org/books/fighti...
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March 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
@heathermcteertoney.bsky.social’s masterful weaving of storytelling, history, hope, and scientific truth is for Black people, White allies, and everyone.
Review by Natalie Handley: www.christiancentury.org/books/fighti...
@broadleafbooks.bsky.social
Review by Natalie Handley: www.christiancentury.org/books/fighti...
@broadleafbooks.bsky.social
Thanks to @michaelrbloomberg.bsky.social, @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social will again work to ensure the US meets its climate commitments despite federal inaction. Funding & reporting obligations to UN Climate Change will be covered! url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/1m1hCKrvYX...
UN Special Envoy Michael R. Bloomberg Announces Effort to Ensure U.S. Honors Paris Agreement Commitments | Bloomberg Philanthropies
Following the United States’ second withdrawal, Bloomberg Philanthropies and others will ensure the nation’s funding and reporting obligations to the UN Climate Change Secretariat are met Bloomberg wi...
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January 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Thanks to @michaelrbloomberg.bsky.social, @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social will again work to ensure the US meets its climate commitments despite federal inaction. Funding & reporting obligations to UN Climate Change will be covered! url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/1m1hCKrvYX...
A quick read on @substack! Breathing Fire
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January 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A quick read on @substack! Breathing Fire
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Major victory for environmental justice & plastic pollution prevention! The cumulative impacts are too high. Ascension Parish ranks #1 in toxic industrial air emissions in US, chemical accidents kill & injure workers and threaten schools & communities. No more! @heathermcteertoney.bsky.social
Mitsubishi walks away from $1.3 billion chemical plant planned for Louisiana lailluminator.com/briefs/mitsu...
Mitsubishi walks away from $1.3 billion chemical plant planned for Louisiana • Louisiana Illuminator
Mitsubishi has decided not to build a $1.3 billion petrochemical in Louisiana, citing a drop in demand for the products it would make.
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January 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Major victory for environmental justice & plastic pollution prevention! The cumulative impacts are too high. Ascension Parish ranks #1 in toxic industrial air emissions in US, chemical accidents kill & injure workers and threaten schools & communities. No more! @heathermcteertoney.bsky.social
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Huge Win: Mitsubishi wanted to build what would have been the world's largest petrochemical plant of it's kind in Geismar in the heart of Louisiana's Cancer Alley.
The people said no.
It "is a testament to the power of community advocacy and grassroots organizing,”
@heathermcteertoney.bsky.social
The people said no.
It "is a testament to the power of community advocacy and grassroots organizing,”
@heathermcteertoney.bsky.social
January 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Huge Win: Mitsubishi wanted to build what would have been the world's largest petrochemical plant of it's kind in Geismar in the heart of Louisiana's Cancer Alley.
The people said no.
It "is a testament to the power of community advocacy and grassroots organizing,”
@heathermcteertoney.bsky.social
The people said no.
It "is a testament to the power of community advocacy and grassroots organizing,”
@heathermcteertoney.bsky.social
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Shared some of my favorite books for Fostering Our Earth 🌍!
They include:
- @leahstokes.bsky.social's Short Circuiting Policy,
- @mnolangray.bsky.social's Arbitrary Lines, and
- @heathermcteertoney.bsky.social's Before the Streetlights Come On.
Read more: www.fosteringourearth.com/p/2024-favor...
They include:
- @leahstokes.bsky.social's Short Circuiting Policy,
- @mnolangray.bsky.social's Arbitrary Lines, and
- @heathermcteertoney.bsky.social's Before the Streetlights Come On.
Read more: www.fosteringourearth.com/p/2024-favor...
2024 Favorite Books
Recapping Awoe's most impactful books on climate policy, urban development, and environmental justice from 2024.
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December 30, 2024 at 7:08 PM
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So in a moment of serendipity, an article I’ve been working on for months for @insideclimatenews.org about the role of faith communities in grappling with climate change came out yesterday, both the first night of Hanukkah and Christmas Day! 1/🧵
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Grief, Hope, Joy: Faith in the Time of Climate Change - Inside Climate News
Leaders from different spiritual traditions share their unique approaches to wrestling with existential climate fears.
insideclimatenews.org
December 26, 2024 at 7:21 PM
So in a moment of serendipity, an article I’ve been working on for months for @insideclimatenews.org about the role of faith communities in grappling with climate change came out yesterday, both the first night of Hanukkah and Christmas Day! 1/🧵
insideclimatenews.org/news/2512202...
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Not to brag but…
My cornbread dressing was ancestral today! 🙌🏾🤩😊
Happy holidays!
My cornbread dressing was ancestral today! 🙌🏾🤩😊
Happy holidays!
December 26, 2024 at 4:12 AM
Not to brag but…
My cornbread dressing was ancestral today! 🙌🏾🤩😊
Happy holidays!
My cornbread dressing was ancestral today! 🙌🏾🤩😊
Happy holidays!
US Petrochemical Plants Send Millions of Pounds of Pollutants Into Waterways truthout.org/articles/us-...
US Petrochemical Plants Send Millions of Pounds of Pollutants Into Waterways
There are currently no EPA limits set for these contaminants in effluent water guidelines for the plastics industry.
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December 22, 2024 at 6:08 PM
US Petrochemical Plants Send Millions of Pounds of Pollutants Into Waterways truthout.org/articles/us-...
Global Plastics Treaty day 1! #peopleoverpollution
November 25, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Global Plastics Treaty day 1! #peopleoverpollution