Edison Wetlands Association
- Edison Wetlands Association
The Edison Wetlands Association was founded by noted activist Robert Spiegel in 1989 as a nonprofit environmental organization devoted to the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and the preservation of open space in densely populated central New Jersey.
EWA advocates for the cleanup of over 60 toxic waste sites, working to protect public health and the environment. EWA founded its Community Assistance Remediation Program in 2002 to empower disadvantaged grassroots citizens groups in the remediations and balanced redevelopments of local contaminated sites in their communities. Spiegel has testified three times on the Superfund before the U.S. Senate, as well as the National Academy of Sciences.
EWA's Conservation Program pursues the preservation of the little remaining open space in densely populated Middlesex County, as well as conservation measures. Under the guidance of EWA Director of Operations David Wheeler, EWA developed the first-ever Middlesex County Birds report and checklist, as well as the Bald Eagle Sightings report, documenting the comeback of an endangered American icon in an urban and suburban crossroads.
EWA's leadership has been profiled in publications as diverse as the late Molly Ivins' bestselling 2003 book, Bushwhacked, and Tony Hiss's Geraldine R. Dodge publication, . The organization is also regularly featured in national and regional media coverage.
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