171: What Is Environmental Racism?

Let’s better understand a term that *a lot* of our conversations here are founded on: environmental racism. We better understand what injustices upon BIPOC communities look like, how they may be legally combatted, and the adjacent valuable concept of intersectionality. More for you: Ep 111 with Leah Thomas on Intersectional Environmentalism; How Race and Culture Impact Your Identity as an Environmentalist Ep 123 with Erin Brockovich: Water, Public Health, + A Julia Roberts Film Ep 144: Environmental Scandals: Piney Point, Superfund Sites, + Oil Spills Article: Race Best Predicts Whether You Live Near Pollution (The Nation) Article: New report underscores racial prejudices in Superfund sites (The Hill) Article: Environmental Racism Persists Amid EPA Inaction (NBC News) Thank you to our sponsors today! www.ecampus.oregonstate.edu/ecochic Seed Synbiotic, code ECOCHIC dipseastories.com/ecochic, code ECOCHIC Find me on: Instagram @ecochicpodcast + @lauraediez, on Facebook, Twitter, and now TikTok. The post 171: What Is Environmental Racism? appeared first on ECO CHIC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices