{"id":729809,"date":"2010-04-22T15:29:48","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T19:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/2010-04-22-irma-munoz-mujeres-de-la-tierra-earth-day-40-people\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T12:25:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T16:25:22","slug":"irma-munoz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/729809","title":{"rendered":"Irma Mu\u00f1oz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tby Grist <\/p>\n<p>\n.series-head{background:url(http:\/\/www.grist.org\/i\/assets\/2\/forty_people\/40people_header_C.gif) no-repeat; height:68px; text-indent:-9999px;} h3.subscribe-head{padding-left:5px;background-color:black;color:#ff8400;} dl.series-nav{margin-top:-15px;} .media {float:left; width:300px; margin-right:10px;}\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Art: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.natdamm.com\" >Nat Damm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nIrma Mu&ntilde;oz<\/p>\n<p>Founder, Mujeres de la Tierra<br \/> Baldwin Vista, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles native Irma&nbsp;Mu&ntilde;oz, 57, founded&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mujeresdelatierra.org\/\" id=\"f1es\" title=\"Mujeres de la Tierra\">Mujeres de la Tierra<\/a>&nbsp;(Women<br \/>\nof the Earth) in 2004, after two neighbors died of cancers that they<br \/>\nsuspected had been caused by nearby oil wells. Her group organizes<br \/>\nwomen in Southern California to fight for cleaner, healthier<br \/>\nneighborhoods for their families. Mu&ntilde;oz also serves as an<br \/>\nenvironmental affairs commissioner for&nbsp;Los Angeles. &#8220;I<br \/>\nthink when you talk about the environment, most people are talking<br \/>\nabout the natural elements: air, water, the earth. But for me, and for<br \/>\nmany in my community, the environment starts with the family,&#8221;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/id\/194823\" id=\"zl61\" title=\"she says\">she says<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Meet <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.grist.org\/earthday40\">more people who are redefining green<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.grist.org\/article\/2010-04-22-chandrasekhar-spike-narayan-ibm-almaden-earth-day-40-people\"><strong>Next &raquo;<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/2010-05-18-are-we-too-clean\/\">Are we too clean?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/Scientists-link-ADHD-in-kids-to-routine-pesticide-exposure\/\">Scientists link ADHD in kids to routine pesticide exposure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grist.org\/article\/childhood-obesity-task-force-report\/\">New report from Childhood Obesity Task Force has something for everyone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/click.phdo?s=db56a26f1ecb42a18a232a909eeef5c0&#038;p=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/img.phdo?s=db56a26f1ecb42a18a232a909eeef5c0&#038;p=1\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"display:none\" src=\"http:\/\/a.triggit.com\/px?u=pheedo&#038;rtv=News&#038;rtv=p29804&#038;rtv=f18590\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"display:none\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pixel.quantserve.com\/pixel\/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?resize=0%2C0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Grist .series-head{background:url(http:\/\/www.grist.org\/i\/assets\/2\/forty_people\/40people_header_C.gif) no-repeat; height:68px; text-indent:-9999px;} h3.subscribe-head{padding-left:5px;background-color:black;color:#ff8400;} dl.series-nav{margin-top:-15px;} .media {float:left; width:300px; margin-right:10px;} Art: Nat Damm Irma Mu&ntilde;oz Founder, Mujeres de la Tierra Baldwin Vista, Calif. Los Angeles native Irma&nbsp;Mu&ntilde;oz, 57, founded&nbsp;Mujeres de la Tierra&nbsp;(Women of the Earth) in 2004, after two neighbors died of cancers that they suspected had been caused by nearby oil wells. 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