In May of 2020, the Navajo Nation made national headlines with the highest per capita Covid-19 infection rate in the United States, outpacing New York City. Frontline Navajo workers, many of them relatives and neighbors of those infected, rushed to save the most vulnerable. Already, residents of the Navajo Nation face higher rates of preexisting conditions. The grim situation highlights the historical failings of the US government.
Read More“MARYLAND – Several organizations are signing on to a letter being sent to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. They’re urging the governor to do more to do more to prevent racial environmental inequality. “You should be looking at the environmental impacts…”
Read MoreHog waste can contain potentially dangerous pathogens, pharmaceuticals and chemicals.
Read MoreA new report discussed at the panel found economic inequity among lower-income neighborhoods inside the Beltway.
Read MoreI was aware of environmental injustice, the differential burden of environmental hazards and locally unwanted land uses (LULUs) on communities of color, low-income populations, indigenous peoples, and marginalized groups, such as petrochemical facilities, refineries, power [...]
Read More"The 40 inches of rain Hurricane Florence has dumped on North Carolina is leaving a trail of industrial waste as runoff from coal ash pits, inundated sewage systems, and feces from dozens of hog farms pours into rivers, lakes, and neighborhoods."
Read More“Dr. Sacoby Wilson, professor at the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Sciences, returns to the show to give further context on health impacts and environmental justice research in North Carolina as Hurricane Florence bears down on the Southeastern United States.”
Read More“Host Mitch Jeserich is joined by Dr. Sacoby Wilson, professor with the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health at the University of Maryland School of Public Health (@UMDPublicHealth), to talk potential health impacts and environmental justice implications of the storm.”
Read More“With the help of local scientists, the unincorporated community of Brandywine plans to collect its own air quality data to test the impacts of new power plants.”
Read More“If you’ve ever passed a large pig farm or cattle operation and rolled up your windows to keep out the stench, imagine living next door to it. Neighbors believe regulations that govern how smelly and messy a hog farm can be haven’t kept pace with just how huge these farms have become. So they’ve been suing the farms under nuisance laws – and lately they’re winning those cases."
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