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VIEWPOINT: Address Environmental Justice at Georgetown

By Opinion Editor, Camille Vandeveer, and Grace Jensen November 3, 2022

An introduction to the mainstream environmentalism movement will often highlight campaigns urging communities to reduce waste or use metal straws to “save the turtles.” Additionally, activists often...

HOOD: Address Environmental Racism

HOOD: Address Environmental Racism

By Erin Hood April 29, 2021

On the edge of the Mississippi River, just outside of Baton Rouge, La., a county called Iberville Parish lies in a haze of thick pollution. Because the county is part of Louisiana’s so-called Cancer...

ALEXA VILLALPANDO THE HOYA | Speaker Nirmala Erevelles spoke of the connection between environmental injustice, poverty, disability and racism in an event hosted by the disability studies program, the South Asian Society and Rangila.

Environmental Injustice Tied to Disability, Racism, Speaker Says

By Elizabeth Brenneman November 22, 2019

Environmental injustice and disasters are linked to issues surrounding disability, poverty and racism, University of Alabama social and cultural studies professor Nirmala Erevelles said at an event Nov....

Lead Poisons Social Justice

By Jamil Hashmi and Angela Maske April 19, 2016

Environmental justice is often considered a majority-white and privileged form of social justice we should worry about after tackling more pressing social issues. However, this misconception creates a...

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