Roseann Bongiovanni
Cognoscenti contributor
Roseann Bongiovanni, MPH, has been fighting for environmental justice in Chelsea and surrounding neighborhoods for 24 years. She is the executive director of GreenRoots. The recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, Roseann works tirelessly improve the environment and quality of life for residents in her lifelong hometown.
Recently published
Chelsea Residents Already Fight For Clean Air, Green Space — And Now, Protection From Rising Seas
A lifetime of working, saving and struggling could be lost in a single storm surge, writes Roseann Bongiovanni. Members of my community will be driven from their homes, their neighborhoods.
You May Not Realize It, But Chelsea Makes Your Life Better. Now It's The Epicenter Of COVID-19 In Mass.
There needs to be a new appreciation for essential work, write Roseann Bongiovanni and Leslie Dominguez-Santos. Chelsea’s service workers must be recognized for their sacrifices, protected from further harm at...
The Injustice Of Climate Change
Boston is failing to implement the climate policies we know are right, to the detriment of some of the state's poorest and most vulnerable residents, write Roseann Bongiovanni and John...