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A "Rude Awakening" at Hunters Point: Environmental Racism in the heart of Progressive America
Season 5 Episode 16
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 …
23 hours ago
The Green Transition Has a Cost: Environmental Justice Crisis in the Congo
Season 5 Episode 15
What is the true cost of the global transition to clean energy?
As the world embraces electric vehicles, renewable energy, batteries, and new technolo…
2 weeks ago
Data Centers, Environmental Racism, and the Fight for Justice with Env. Scientist Kibri Everett
Season 5 Episode 14
In this episode, I get to talk with Kibri Everett - environmental scientist, GIS specialist, PhD candidate at UNC-Charlotte, and founder of Key Envir…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
From Cages to Community: The Fight for Renewable Rikers
Season 5 Episode 13
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 fron…
2 months, 1 week ago
Not in My Neighborhood, Not Anywhere: Unpacking the 6th Principle of Environmental Justice
Season 5 Episode 12
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…
2 months, 3 weeks 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 …
3 months, 1 week 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 months, 2 weeks 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…
3 months, 4 weeks 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…
4 months, 2 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 …
5 months ago