Environmental Justice

Finding the Middle Ground: Environmental Ethics and Effective Problem Solving

By Miranda Cully Environmental Ethics is a field that focuses on the intersection between environmental science and philosophical ethics...

Environmental Justice: Looking Back and Moving Forward

By Rachel Isaacs When striving to combat the augmenting climate issues our planet is facing, it is imperative we take an introspective...

Fast Fashion’s Environmental and Social Impacts

How the fast fashion industry affects people and the planet By Veronica Warner From its creation to its destruction, clothing has both an...

Food Deserts in America

By Rachel Isaacs According to the USDA, approximately 34 million people experienced food insecurity in the United States in 2021; and of...

Environmental Justice Lens on Flood Resilience

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality gets involved in Flood Resiliency By Brayden Gordy Photo courtesy of the US Coast...

Neighborhood Drilling: How Neighborhood Drilling Hurts Lower Socioeconomic Communities in LA County

By Abigail Balais Photo courtesy of Earth Justice With over 20% of total US climate emissions being from oil, gas, and coal extractions,...

The Dakota Access Pipeline: A Nightmare Turned National Learning Experience

By Allie LaRue Photo courtesy of Unsplash Across the majority of the United States, as well as Canada, there are pipelines that carry...

Canada Declares Moratorium... How Environmental Justice Groups Efforts Lead to Big Change

By Abigail Balais Photo courtesy of CBC News On the last day of a global ocean conservation summit, Canada declared a moratorium on...

Cancer Alley: An Environmental Justice Issue

By Emily De Leon Photo courtesy of Pexels Cancer alley is a region in Louisiana along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton...

The Ohio Trainwreck: an Environmental Justice Problem

By Emily De Leon Photo courtesy of AP News On February 3rd, 2023, a major trainwreck occurred in the town of East Palestine, Ohio. This...

The Real Cost of Mass Banana Production

By Emily De Leon Photo courtesy of Pexels Bananas are consumed widely in the United States and are a fruit that can be found in most...

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