David Baker (activist)
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David A. Baker was an American activist. A former union organizer, Baker was the founder and director of Community Against Pollution.
Background
Baker was from Anniston, Alabama.[1] As children, he and his younger brother Terry would play in ditches and cross the water in the ditches that were used for the Monsanto plant run-off.
In 1970 [2] his brother died of brain and lung cancer at the age of 17. Baker believes that this was caused by PCBs in the environment.[3] Since then he was instrumental in getting lawyers to represent the people who appear to be the victims of PCB poisoning.[4]
In 1995 while he was working for an environmental company, he accidentally discovered that the presence of PCB's had been covered up for 50 years.[5]
Recent & current
He was the founder and Executive Director of the organization Community Against Pollution.[6][7]
He was also active in the organisation of a team of workers going to help in the clean-up of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.[8]
Baker died on July 13, 2026 in Anniston, Alabama at the age of 74.[9]
Organization membership
- Community Against Pollution (Founder / Director)
- Environmental Working Group (Board of Directors)
- Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (Member)
- Calhoun County Chapter of the NAACP (Vice-President)[10]
Video
- The GMWatch video collection ... (Contributor) [11]
- The World According to Monsanto ... (Himself) [12]
Awards
- EPA 1st Assistant Administrator's Environmental Justice Incentive Award 2003
- CARAT Team Award[13]
References
- ↑ PBS Transcript: Toxic Communities
- ↑ Global Ministries A Safe Place by Mary Beth Coudal New World Outlook, March/April 2008 Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ PBS Transcript: Toxic Communities
- ↑ Beasley Allen Website Aftermath of Anniston, Ala., Pollution Settlement Is Anger Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ People's Voice Weekly "News With An Attitude!" Potential Contamination, Hazards Associated With Proposed Landfill, Central Focus of Meriwether NAACP Meeting
- ↑ Imdb The World According to Monsanto
- ↑ http://www.aceforg.org Archived 2009-07-02 at the Wayback Machine EXECUTIVE TEAM Archived 2010-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ The Anniston Star Locals head to coast to help clean up mess Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Wilson, Bill (July 15, 2026). "David Baker's fight gave west Anniston a voice. Community Against Pollution founder dies at 74; he helped define one of Alabama's leading environmental justice battles". The Anniston Star. Consolidated Publishing. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
- ↑ http://www.aceforg.org Archived 2009-07-02 at the Wayback Machine EXECUTIVE TEAM Archived 2010-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ GM Watch The GMWatch video collection Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Imdb The World According to Monsanto (TV 2008)
- ↑ http://www.aceforg.org Archived 2009-07-02 at the Wayback Machine EXECUTIVE TEAM Archived 2010-02-22 at the Wayback Machine