[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 9373-9374]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN HONOR OF MR. STUART J. GREENBERG

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 19, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mr. Stuart J. 
Greenberg on the occasion of his retirement as executive director of 
Environmental Health Watch (EHW).
  As an EHW founding board member, staff member for 28 years, and chief 
executive for 19 years, Stu became a pioneer in the field of healthy 
housing leaving a rich legacy and a number of accomplishments which 
have led to healthier children and families both in and around the 
Cleveland area and across the country. Stu was instrumental in 
establishing the first national conference on healthy homes and, with a 
small group of peer experts, literally coined the term ``healthy 
home.''
  Stu's work with EHW was not limited to the inside of the home. As 
part of his work with EHW, Stu helped to develop Local Emergency 
Planning Committees, or LEPCs, which facilitate collaboration and 
information sharing among partners in emergency response. Stu helped to 
get provisions for LEPCs in the 1986 ``Right-to-Know'' amendments to 
the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and 
Liability Act, better known as ``Superfund.'' Stu's participation and 
leadership in Cuyahoga County's LEPC over the last 25 years has 
contributed to the safety of local communities in Northeast Ohio.
  EHW, formerly the Council on Hazardous Materials, was not the first 
organization which Stu took from concept to reality. Stu was a co-
founder and first executive director of Spectrum of Supportive 
Services, formerly Panta Rhei, Inc., a rehabilitation agency now 
affiliated with Recovery Resources, Inc., for people re-entering the 
community following long-term mental health-related hospitalizations.
  Stu began his college education at Western Reserve University, where 
he graduated cum laude in 1966 with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology 
and Sociology. Then, in 1970, Stu graduated from the Case Institute of 
Technology, earning a Master of Science degree in Organizational 
Behavior.
  Stu has served on many councils, committees, and boards and has 
received numerous awards and distinctions for his expertise, activism, 
and dedication to social justice, such as the 2005 Howard Metzenbaum 
Citizen Action Award by Ohio Citizen Action.

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  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in congratulating Stu 
Greenberg on his path-forging and inspiring career and service to the 
Greater Cleveland community.

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