Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation

Switzer Fellows work to solve today’s most pressing environmental challenges.

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Timnit Kefela: Putting communities at the heart of plastic pollution initiatives

From the production of plastics to their fates as waste or microplastics in the environment, marginalized communities are disproportionately impacted by them.

How We Work

The Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation identifies and nurtures environmental leaders to create positive environmental change.

Meet Our Fellows

Switzer Fellows work to solve today’s environmental challenges in diverse fields such as science, policy, justice, health, environmental education, advocacy, planning, business, law, and more.

Meet the 2024 Fellows

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Know Your Rights: Legal Support for Federal Employee Fellows

April 22, 2025 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM EDT

Foundation News

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Digital Storytelling for Environmental and Climate Justice

Fellow Story

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Kirk launches Rent Brigade to track rent-gouging in the wake of the LA fires