Environmental & Social Justice

Fellow Story

Morello-Frosch and Cushing map more than 400 toxic sites in California at risk of flooding from sea level rise

This three-year project, dubbed Toxic Tides, is the first systematic look at the environmental justice ramifications of sea level rise and hazardous sites along the entire coast of California.
December 1, 2021
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Colonialism, the climate crisis, and the need to center Indigenous voices

As world leaders gather at COP26, we need acknowledge the historical root causes of the climate crisis.
November 17, 2021
Foundation News

“COOKED: Survival by Zip Code” Switzer Network Screening Recording and Resources

The Switzer Network Race and Equity Discussion Group hosted a viewing and discussion of COOKED: Survival By Zip Code, a short documentary film that takes audiences from the deadly 1995 Chicago heat disaster deep into a rapidly growing...
November 17, 2021
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Stoddard authors report on impact of Hurricane Florence on animals and farmers in North Carolina

Millions of poultry died and thousands of pigs and their waste was washed into local waterways by the millions of gallons, with negative impacts for the health of environmental justice communities and local ecosystems.
November 16, 2021
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Patterson publishes paper on Effects of Diesel Engine Emission Controls on Environmental Equity and Justice

Assessing the air quality and environmental equity benefits for accelerated use of diesel particle filter and selective catalytic reduction systems on heavy-duty diesel trucks.
November 10, 2021
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Youngblood joins Earthjustice as 2021 Skadden Fellow

Candice Youngblood has received a Skadden Fellowship to advance equitable transportation planning centered on the economic resilience and health of California’s low-income communities of color through regulatory and policy advocacy and litigation with Earthjustice. She first joined Earthjustice’s Los Angeles office as a litigation assistant in 2015 and returned as a Skadden Fellow in 2021.
November 3, 2021
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Patterson authors policy brief on autonomous vehicles and a just transition for Black drivers

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation has released a policy brief entitled Driverless Jobs: Autonomous Vehicles & A Just Transition for Black Drivers, authored by Regan Patterson. This report:
October 27, 2021
Fellow Story

Reclaiming STEM Institute founded via the merger of two fellows-led organizations

Rowan Institute and ReclaimingSTEM, two organizations led by Switzer Fellows focused on scientific leadership and community building, have merged together into a new organization: ReclaimingSTEM Institute.
October 27, 2021
Fellow Story

Gutierrez authors paper on the Ethnography of Environmental Justice

A new paper by Grant Gutierrez, The Double Force of Vulnerability, reviews ethnographic literature of environmental justice (EJ).
September 16, 2021
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Cronin and Zavaleta publish toolkit for addressing departmental equity shortcomings

Melissa Cronin and Erika Zavaleta led an effort at UC Santa Cruz to compile a toolkit of resources for academic departments to use in addressing issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
August 12, 2021