A "Rude Awakening" at Hunters Point: Environmental Racism in the heart of Progressive America
Hunters Point Naval Shipyard sits on 638 acres of San Francisco waterfront. It was listed as a Superfund site in 1989. And 37 years later, plutonium has been detected in the air and soil — and still, ...
22 Syys 58min
The Green Transition Has a Cost: Environmental Justice Crisis in the Congo
What is the true cost of the global transition to clean energy?As the world embraces electric vehicles, renewable energy, batteries, and new technologies, the demand for minerals such as cobalt and ot...
9 Syys 1h 12min
Data Centers, Environmental Racism, and the Fight for Justice with Env. Scientist Kibri Everett
In this episode, I get to talk with Kibri Everett - environmental scientist, GIS specialist, PhD candidate at UNC-Charlotte, and founder of Key Environmental Consulting - to pull back the curtain on t...
28 Heinä 54min
From Cages to Community: The Fight for Renewable Rikers
What happens to a place built on punishment when a movement demands it be rebuilt for life?On this episode, Dr. Lesley Joseph sits down with two frontline fighters in the battle to close Rikers Island...
14 Heinä 1h 4min
Not in My Neighborhood, Not Anywhere: Unpacking the 6th Principle of Environmental Justice
Environmental justice isn’t about making sure pollution is evenly distributed. It’s about making sure there is no pollution to distribute.In this episode of the Environmental Justice Lab, I break down...
30 Kesä 20min
When Legislators Won’t Listen, Make Them: Introducing the Digital Democracy Project
The EPA has been gutted. Scientists are being sent home. NOAA is being dismantled. And in the middle of all this deregulation, our elected officials keep voting against what we actually want. So what ...
16 Kesä 56min
SPECIAL EPISODE - Interview on 94.1 KPFA: Dr. Lesley Joseph on War, Ecocide, and the Communities Left Behind
What happens to the earth when we wage war? Dr. Lesley Joseph - environmental engineer, scholar of environmental justice, and author of the forthcoming book War Crimes Against the Earth - joins Sabrin...
5 Kesä 17min
The Youth Are Already Leading: Meet Green Silicon Valley
What happens when a group of high schoolers turns a $5,000 competition win into a global movement?In this episode, Dr. Joseph sits down with Abhi Tenneti and Ayush Garg — the high school founders of G...
26 Touko 39min
