This year’s Green Gala was different. Federal environmental protections are being actively dismantled, funding for green projects is disappearing, and natural disasters are increasing in frequency due to the climate crisis.
It all hung over the Community Environmental Council’s fundraising event this week like a weighted blanket.
“Tonight is different, because right out of the gate in January, CEC lost a half million [dollars] in federal funding, with another one and a half million at risk,” said Sigrid Wright, Chief Executive Officer of the CEC.