Environmental Justice: Past, Present and Future
In honor of Black History Month, Upstream’s Marcel Howard discusses the historical scars of environmental racism, the rise of the environmental justice movement – and why reuse is an important part of the solution.
The Indisposable Podcast® · Upstream, Marcel Howard
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Show Notes
In celebration of Black History Month, Upstream’s Policy Analyst & Coordinator, Marcel Howard, talks about the start of the environmental justice movement and its historical connection to environmental racism. Learn how Black and minority communities are still being disproportionately and unjustly impacted by climate change and pollution today – and the roles we can all play to advocate for fair, anti-racist treatment of predominantly underrepresented communities in the United States. Hint: reuse plays a big part.
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