Podcast Episodes

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 epi…

7 hours ago

When Legislators Won’t Listen, Make Them: Introducing the Digital Democracy Project

Season 5 Episode 11

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 …

2 weeks ago

SPECIAL EPISODE - Interview on 94.1 KPFA: Dr. Lesley Joseph on War, Ecocide, and the Communities Left Behind

Season 5 Episode 10

What happens to the earth when we wage war? Dr. Lesley Joseph - environmental engineer, scholar of environmental justice, and author of the forthcomi…

3 weeks, 3 days ago

The Youth Are Already Leading: Meet Green Silicon Valley

Season 5 Episode 9

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 Ten…

1 month ago

Introducing "The Corridor": A Podcast Series about Cancer Alley with Journalist Jaha Avery

Season 5 Episode 8

In this episode of The Environmental Justice Lab, Dr. Lesley Joseph sits down with journalist and award-winning author, Jaha Avery, creator of the po…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Self-determination IS the Foundation of Justice - The 5th Principle of EJ

Season 5 Episode 7

What does it really mean to have power over your own life?

In this episode, Dr. Lesley Joseph unpacks the fifth principle of environmental justice: a …

2 months, 1 week ago

No More Sacrifice Zones - The 4th Principle of EJ

Season 5 Episode 6

In this episode, Dr. Joseph breaks down the fourth principle of environmental justice - a principle rooted in resistance, survival, and the fundament…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Right to a Sustainble Planet - Exploring the 3rd principle of Environmental Justice

Season 5 Episode 5

In this episode of The Environmental Justice Lab, Dr. Lesley Joseph breaks down the third principle of Environmental Justice, which demands the ethic…

3 months ago

"You're either at the table, or you're on the menu" - Unpacking the 2nd Principle of EJ

Season 5 Episode 4

Environmental justice isn’t just about protecting the planet. It’s also about who gets protected and who gets ignored.

In this episode, Dr. Lesley Jos…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Earth is Sacred, Not Disposable - The First Principle of Environmental Justice

Season 5 Episode 3

In this episode, Dr. Joseph unpacks the first principle of environmental justice, which affirms the sacredness of Mother Earth, the ecological unity …

4 months, 1 week ago