Agents of Change in Environmental Justice

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Agents of Change in Environmental Justice brings you the voices and stories of next generation environmental health and justice leaders from underrepresented backgrounds.

Agents of Change in Environmental Justice


    • Dec 18, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 38m AVG DURATION
    • 111 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Agents of Change in Environmental Justice

    Reflections on the first five years of the Agents of Change program

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 15:23


    It's been five years since the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice program launched, and at a recent retreat gathering the leadership team reflected on what we've learned and what environmental issues we're watching closely as we near 2025.

    Ufuoma Ovienmhada on toxic prisons

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 48:27


    Ufuoma Ovienmhada joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss environmental injustice at prisons across the U.S.

    Pradnya Garud on the role of unions in climate justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 34:40


    Pradnya Garud joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the role of unions in climate and environmental justice.

    Laura Diaz on how social and environmental stress impact children's health

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 36:56


    Laura Diaz joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the intersection of social and environmental stressors on children's health.

    Wellington Onyenwe on where toxicology, food and justice intersect

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 41:35


    Wellington Onyenwe joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss using an environmental justice lens in looking at chemical exposure, and his passion for food and cooking.

    Mokshda Kaul on making the clean energy transition work for all

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 47:28


    Mokshda Kaul joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the clean energy transition and how policymakers and other leaders can avoid mistakes of the past.

    Elijah Hutchinson on New York City's push for climate justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 38:04


    Elijah Hutchinson joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss New York City's first comprehensive study on environmental inequality and how communities can use it to advocate for themselves.

    Timnit Kefela On treating plastic pollution as an environmental justice issue

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 45:09


    Dr. Timnit Kefela joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the the specific ways microplastics harm urban communities and some of her tips for reducing plastic use and exposure.

    Brandon Rothrock on the environment and queer identities

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 46:07


    Brandon Rothrock joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the intersection of the environment and LGBTQ+ identities, and emerging climate and health issues in Appalachia.

    Revisiting our conversation with Jennifer Roberts discussing nature as medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 44:10


    As we enjoy the summer season, today we're revisiting our conversation with Dr. Jennifer D. Roberts who discusses nature as medicine for our physical and mental health.

    Maria Jose Talayero Schettino on using her research to advocate for environmental justice In Mexico

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 34:50


    Dr. Maria Jose Talayero Schettino joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss why she switched careers from physician to environmental health research, and how she's using this new training to advocate for environmental justice in Mexico.

    Revisiting our conversation with environmental justice pioneer Dr. Beverly Wright

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 31:45


    Today we're re-airing our conversation with Dr. Beverly Wright, who joined the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast last year to discuss her journey as an environmental justice pioneer.

    Alastair Lee Bitsóí on becoming a writer to advocate for Indigenous communities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 29:43


    Alastair Lee Bitsóí joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how his Navajo upbringing and roots shape his writing and push for Indigenous food sovereignty.

    Jose Ramon Becerra Vera On democratizing science

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 30:45


    Jose Ramon Becerra Vera joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss arming residents in his native Inland Empire region of California with air pollution data to advocate for their health and community.

    Liliana Sierra Castillo on blue justice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 35:35


    Liliana Sierra Castillo joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the concept of blue justice and how the expansion of aquaculture impacts small-scale fishery communities.

    Aalayna Green on how race and gender intersect with conservation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 28:34


    Aalayna Green joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how race and gender intersect with conservation and how we can move toward more justice-oriented relationships with the natural world.

    Greer Hamilton on arts-based environmental justice research

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 35:07


    Dr. Greer Hamilton joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how she uses the arts to engage and involve communities around environmental justice research.

    Jalonne White-Newsome on the Biden administration's push for environmental justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 36:00


    Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the how the Biden administration is incorporating environmental justice across federal agencies.

    Ana Baptista on supporting environmental justice movement building in academia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 48:20


    Dr. Ana Baptista joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how she's working to support environmental justice movements from within academia.

    Dehumanizing” conditions for Michigan farmworkers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 25:29


    Dr. Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss her recent research on the dehumanizing work conditions for migrant farmworkers in Michigan and what we can do to address these injustices.

    Kristi Pullen Fedinick On How A Commitment To Service Guides Her Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 33:45


    Dr. Kristi Pullen Fedinick joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how a commitment to service has guided her career as a scientist in advocacy, academia and now the federal government.

    Mike Anastario on the beauty and danger of growing corn in El Salvador

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 30:33


    Dr. Mike Anastario joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss his work in the corn and sorghum fields of El Salvador, where he was seeking to understand the relationship between workers and the land as well as how farm chemicals could be harming them.

    Azmal Hossan on US, China climate diplomacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 35:27


    Azmal Hossan joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss his recent selection for the 2030 Climate Champions fellowship, an initiative from The Asia Foundation aimed at bolstering U.S. and China collaboration on climate change.

    Idalmis Vaquero on turning community priorities into policies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 29:01


    Idalmis Vaquero joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss her upbringing in an environmental justice neighborhood, how it led her to law school, and how Just Solutions turns communities' priorities into policies.

    Marissa Chan on dangerous hair care products in Boston stores

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 17:11


    Marissa Chan joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss her latest research on beauty injustice and toxics lurking on shelves in Boston stores.

    What would a just energy transition look like for US tribes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 40:38


    Senior fellows JoRee LaFrance and Kevin Patterson join the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss energy production and use in their tribal communities and the challenges and opportunities to make it more sustainable.

    An audio diary from the COP28 climate conference, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 41:05


    Dr. Robbie Parks joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to give listeners a front row seat at the largest, most consequential climate change conference on the planet.

    An audio diary from the COP28 climate conference, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 30:54


    Sights, sounds and scenes from the largest climate gathering on the planet.

    Ebony Martin on merging labor, voting and environmental rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 30:58


    Ebony Martin joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how Greenpeace has expanded its focus on voting and labor rights, peaceful dissent and protest, and free speech rights to push for environmental progress and justice.

    Fellows discuss some must-read environmental justice books

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 30:10


    Fellows Dr. Carolyn Ramírez and Gabriel Gadsden join the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss some eye- and mind-opening books they've been reading on environmental justice.

    Woke? Intersectional? How names and words matter in environmental justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 33:28


    Two Agents of Change senior fellows explore the meaning of their names and how words shape environmental justice conversations.

    Environmental justice researchers on what it means to be biracial

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 39:03


    Three Agents of Change senior fellows explore their identities.

    Carlos Gould on wildfire smoke and our health

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 27:41


    Dr. Carlos Gould joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the latest research on wildfire smoke's impact on our health, and how we can protect ourselves.

    Sabah Usmani on making cities healthy and just

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 39:44


    Sabah Usmani joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the role of urban planners in tackling environmental injustice.

    Jan-Michael Archer on the fight for environmental and workers' rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 41:31


    Jan-Michael Archer joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss community-driven science in Alabama's Black Belt and his role in fighting for workers' rights at his university.

    How Western media could better cover climate change in the Middle East

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 26:00


    Laila Gad, a summer intern for the Agents of Change program, and Neeshad Shafi, a climate change advocate and the co-founder of the Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar, discuss climate change in the Arab world and the harms of Western media's reporting on climate change and energy in the Middle East.

    Robbie Parks on why hurricanes are getting deadlier

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 18:36


    Dr. Robbie Parks joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast for a bonus episode to discuss how hurricanes have become deadlier in recent years and how we can better protect vulnerable communities.

    Beauty justice in the LGBTQ+ community

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 26:08


    Fellows Marissa Chan and Dr. Denise Moreno Ramírez are joined by Melissa Cordero and Tatiana Diva Blanco on the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss racialized beauty ideals and how to confront them.

    Candis Hunter on turning science in action

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 32:46


    Dr. Candis Hunter joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss implementation science and how it can turn research in healthy changes for communities.

    How becoming a mother changed these researchers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 32:41


    Fellows Dr. Valerisa Joe-Gaddy and Dr. Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos join the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss what it means to be mothers and health researchers.

    Lisbeth Iglesias-Rios on advocating for migrant farmworkers' rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 33:48


    Dr. Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss why we all need to advocate for better workplace conditions for the people that grow our food.

    Dr. Beverly Wright on how to keep environmental justice momentum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 33:00


    Dr. Beverly Wright joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss her journey as an environmental justice pioneer and how to maintain momentum in the movement as administrations change.

    Nsilo Berry on making buildings healthier

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 45:57


    Nsilo Berry joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss hidden toxics lurking in buildings and what sustainable construction looks like.

    Denise Moreno Ramírez on protecting workers in auto shops and beauty salons from toxics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 26:42


    Dr. Denise Moreno Ramírez joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how she came to embrace community-centered research, and her research on the hidden toxics in auto shops and beauty salons.

    Jewel Jones and Tina Johnson on impactful community activism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 47:51


    Jewel Jones and Tina Johnson join the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how the WE ACT organization uplifts community members and arms them to fight for justice.

    Kevin Patterson on Indigenous communities' heavy metal exposure

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 39:54


    Kevin Patterson joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss uranium exposure science, and his own family's personal experience with the toxic metal.

    Alexa White on supporting small-scale farmers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 37:29


    Alexa White joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the importance of listening to small-scale farmers around the world.

    Robbie Parks on climate justice and mental health

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 44:08


    Dr. Robbie Parks joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the need to treat destructive storms, hurricanes and typhoons as public health and justice issues.

    Tamara Toles O'Laughlin on reimagining environmental and climate leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 44:08


    Tamara Toles O'Laughlin joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the Glass Cliff phenomenon, how organizations fail to support diverse leaders, and how we can reimagine environmental leadership.

    JoRee LaFrance on water research and advocacy for the Crow Tribe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 43:38


    JoRee LaFrance joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss her deep roots in the Crow Tribe of Montana — and how she's pairing research and advocacy to better her community.

    Marissa Chan on solutions to harmful beauty products

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 46:32


    Marissa Chan joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss endocrine-disrupting chemicals in personal care products and how we can start to tackle these harmful exposures.

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