Over the last six months, we had the honor of leading the search for a visionary new leader to guide our organization. Our search is over, and we're thrilled to announce that Minor Sinclair will be taking CPR's helm next month.
Sinclair is a dynamic leader with a commitment to the progressive values CPR has fought for over the last two decades: justice, equity, public health, safety, and environmental sustainability. He is uniquely qualified to guide our organization through this moment of social and political change.
A tireless advocate for justice, Sinclair has dedicated his career to supporting the rights of low-income and vulnerable communities. He also has management and fundraising experience, an ability to bring people together around progressive change, and an ambitious vision for CPR as it enters its third decade.
After earning a bachelor's degree in international development from Davidson College, Sinclair began his career working to advance refugee rights in Central America and the Caribbean.
He went on to earn a master's degree in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and spent the last 16 years at Oxfam, where he directed the organization's Domestic Program and led efforts to improve working conditions for low-wage food workers. He co-founded Oxfam International's Cuba office and worked to advance international human rights issues in other roles at the global nonprofit group.
He has developed a distinguished record of civic service and intellectual achievement. A former volunteer with refugees from Central America, he co-founded the Equitable Food Initiative, which works with growers and retailers to create safer food and healthier workplaces. He has also authored and edited several publications, including The New Politics of Survival, a book about grassroots political movements in Central America.
Sinclair takes CPR's helm at a time of transformation for our organization and for the country.
After a four-year assault on justice, equity, and public and environmental health, not to mention our democracy, we know our work is cut out for us. With Sinclair at our helm, CPR is poised to play a leading role in rebuilding and reimagining our government so it protects all people and the planet, not just the powerful and wealthy few.
Sinclair will join the organization on Feb. 8. He succeeds Matt Shudtz, who stepped down at the start of the school year to help guide his children through the remote learning that the COVID-19 pandemic made necessary. In the interim, board members Laurie Ristino and Gilonne d'Origny and longtime staff member James Goodwin led the organization. We are enormously grateful for their service and accomplishments during this challenging time.
Please join us in welcoming Minor Sinclair!
Showing 2,819 results
Michele Janin, Robert Verchick | January 14, 2021
Over the last six months, we had the honor of leading the search for a visionary new leader to guide our organization. Our search is over, and we're thrilled to announce that Minor Sinclair will be taking CPR's helm next month.
Daniel Farber | January 13, 2021
Donald Trump's hostility domestic environmental regulation is notorious. He also stalled or backpedaled on the international front. Here are seven steps that President Biden could take to remedy the situation.
Victor Flatt | January 12, 2021
One of the most vexing environmental law issues of the last three decades is the scope of the term "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) in the Clean Water Act -- and what marshes, lakes, and streams fall under its purview. A connected legal question stretching back even further is how much deference to give agencies in policymaking and legal interpretations. These issues are present in both the Trump administration's final "Waters of the United States" rule, which narrowly defines waters subject to the act, and the Biden administration's likely attempt to expand that definition. The Trump administration's narrow approach dramatically reduces the number of waterways under federal protection. A broader definition would restore and possibly expand protections to better safeguard public and environmental health.
Alice Kaswan, Shalanda H. Baker | January 11, 2021
The Black Lives Matter movement highlights long-standing inequities and amplifies the drumbeat for climate justice and an equitable transition to a clean economy. With the incoming Biden-Harris administration and a growing list of environmental justice advocates at the helm, it's time to move from rhetoric to reality. We offer concrete proposals to turn climate justice goals into climate justice policies.
Amy Sinden, Richard Parker | January 8, 2021
T'was the season of gift-giving and on December 9, outgoing EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler delivered a parting gift for his successor in the form of a new regulation: Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process.
Darya Minovi, James Goodwin | January 7, 2021
In a last-ditch effort to further weaken the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ability to protect public health, this week, the Trump administration published its final “censored science” rule. As stated in the Center for Progressive Reform’s comments on the draft rulemaking, this proposal unjustifiably limits the research that can be used in regulatory decision-making, giving more weight to studies where the underlying data is publicly available. These restrictions will apply to dose-response studies -- which measure how much an increase in pollution exposure increases public health harms -- and which often rely on medical and other private data. CPR urges the incoming Biden administration to repeal this misleading and harmful rulemaking.
James Goodwin | January 4, 2021
In my previous post, I began my review of 10 key regulatory policy stories to watch out for as 2021 gets underway. In this piece, I wrap up that list and offer some closing thoughts.
James Goodwin | January 4, 2021
Thanks to the recent presidential election results, I’m able to do something I haven’t done in a long time: look at a new year with something resembling hope and optimism. As noted in my December 21 posts, the Trump administration wreaked havoc on our system of regulatory safeguards in 2020, as it did in previous years. The incoming Biden-Harris administration brings a strong mandate to undo the damage -- and to go further by building a more just and people-centered government that can meet the pressing challenges America faces. Will they seize the moment? Here are the first five of 10 storylines I’ll be following this year. Each could significantly influence efforts to build a regulatory system that can deliver safeguards that the American public expect and deserve.
James Goodwin | December 21, 2020
In my last post, I began counting down the top ten most significant developments affecting regulatory policy and public protections from the past year. This post completes the task.