Media
jess has been interviewed on local and national networks like cnn, bloomberg, GMA, npr 1A, News Nation, fox news and spectrum news
"I feel like I found my voice with this because these are my people"
- Jess Conard
"The train was on fire when it passed by, here in our backyard"
-Jess conard
Bloomberg Investigates
with Zahra Hirji
“But where do you go?” she said. “Where do you go when your community is repeatedly ignored by the president of the United States? That’s where I want to go. I want to go where I feel like an American worth saving.”
-Jess conard
New York Times
Front Page Feature, By Erica Green
CNN in-studio,
Live Town Hall
with Jake Tapper
“If you have a train near you or a waterway near you, this is a problem for you too,”
she said.
News Nation in-studio,
Live Interview
with Leland Vittert
“Declaring an emergency in this area would open up those vital resources so that we can get back into our homes and feel like a community again,” Jessica Conard
Morning Journal Newspaper,
Front Page Feature
by Stephanie Elverd
“I feel very empowered by this opportunity to contribute to a positive pathway toward a plastic-free future,” Conard said.
WKBN First News
Interview with
Lead Anchor Dave Sess
Mother Jones Magazine Article by Eve Andrews
Photo: Nate Smallwood
Dare to Care
Interview with
Natalie Bencivenga
“We have safer and more sustainable alternatives for every single product that is made from vinyl chloride and PVC plastics. This isn’t rocket science." She said
"She left a career as a speech pathologist to become an advocate for a national anti-plastics campaign, speaking at conferences and in Congress about her community’s experience with chemical pollution."
“Vinyl chloride has got to go,” said Conard.
Pittsburgh Union Progress
Interview feature
with Steve Mellon
Earthjustice
Interview feature
with Zahra Ahmed
Inside Climate News
Interview
with Kiley Bense
"Every plastic toothbrush you’ve ever stuck in your mouth still exists"
"In the wake of the disaster, Conard is working not just for the healing of her community but for a future where government can avert such disasters through foresight, responsibility, and respect for the environment and human life."
“We must recognize that what happened here in East Palestine, Ohio is not an isolated incident, but a symptom of a global crisis,” she said. “It’s not a matter of if another vinyl chloride incident will happen, but when.”
Morning Journal
Article by Stephanie Elverd
“My community was thrust into a nightmare that no town should have to face, and we are still reeling from the aftermath of this disaster,” Conard said. “From the intentional and unnecessary burning of vinyl chloride in the train cars, to the refusal to conduct long-term health monitoring of residents, authorities have forced my community to fend for itself.”