Environmental & Social Justice

This article articulates Indigenous concerns and critiques of the conceptual and ontological framework of nature-based solutions, demonstrating that Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge systems include a similar framework but extend it to include a distinctly biocultural and relational orientation that does not make an artificial division between nature and culture.

In California, the buildings people live in are among the state’s largest sources of climate pollution. Retrofitting them is a core part of the state’s climate plan — but until recently, there were few safeguards in place to protect the people inside. Chelsea Kirk, a policy strategist and housing advocate based in Los Angeles, is helping to change that.

A Renters’ Right to Cooling draws on the experiences of tenants in South L.A., an area disproportionately burdened by the effects of climate change and extreme heat, with less tree shade, green space, and other infrastructure investments than other parts of the city.

Dr. Timnit Kefela is one of the six inaugural Agents of Change Fellows in Residence. As part of this program, she will receive networking and career support opportunities in order to elevate the impact of her work.

In his new role as Assistant Professor, David is exploring how environmental justice organizations influence local and state policy through the implementation of community organizing and coalition building strategies.

Green 2.0 recently featured a Q&A with Candice Youngblood on their blog highlighting environmental leaders. Green 2.0 is a nonprofit organization working to ensure that the environmental movement collaborates effectively and equitably to...

Grant Gutierrez is the lead author of a first-of-its-kind environmental justice landscape analysis of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects in the U.S. This is the first comprehensive study to empirically assess the intersection of CDR, project siting, and environmental justice, providing essential data to inform future climate policy, investment, and project development.

Rooted Futures Lab was selected for this four-year $300,000 grant for their work to address the systemic neglect and exclusion of environmental justice in technology development and application.

Lourdes Vera spoke to NPR about her work volunteering to preserve climate-related data and tools from agency websites before they are stripped by the Trump administration.