Agents of Change in Environmental Justice brings you the voices and stories of next generation environmental health and justice leaders from underrepresented backgrounds.
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Laura Diaz on how social and environmental stress impact children’s health
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Laura Diaz joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the intersection of social and environmental stressors on children’s health.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Wellington Onyenwe on where toxicology, food and justice intersect
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Mokshda Kaul on making the clean energy transition work for all
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Elijah Hutchinson on New York City’s push for climate justice
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Timnit Kefela On treating plastic pollution as an environmental justice issue
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Brandon Rothrock on the environment and queer identities
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Revisiting our conversation with Jennifer Roberts discussing nature as medicine
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Maria Jose Talayero Schettino on using her research to advocate for environmental justice In Mexico
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Revisiting our conversation with environmental justice pioneer Dr. Beverly Wright
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Alastair Lee Bitsóí on becoming a writer to advocate for Indigenous communities
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Jose Ramon Becerra Vera On democratizing science
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Liliana Sierra Castillo on blue justice
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Aalayna Green on how race and gender intersect with conservation
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Greer Hamilton on arts-based environmental justice research
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Jalonne White-Newsome on the Biden administration’s push for environmental justice
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Ana Baptista on supporting environmental justice movement building in academia
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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"Dehumanizing” conditions for Michigan farmworkers
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Kristi Pullen Fedinick On How A Commitment To Service Guides Her Work
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Mike Anastario on the beauty and danger of growing corn in El Salvador
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Azmal Hossan on US, China climate diplomacy
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Idalmis Vaquero on turning community priorities into policies
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Marissa Chan on dangerous hair care products in Boston stores
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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What would a just energy transition look like for US tribes?
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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An audio diary from the COP28 climate conference, Part 2
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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An audio diary from the COP28 climate conference, Part 1
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Sights, sounds and scenes from the largest climate gathering on the planet.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Ebony Martin on merging labor, voting and environmental rights
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Fellows discuss some must-read environmental justice books
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Woke? Intersectional? How names and words matter in environmental justice
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Two Agents of Change senior fellows explore the meaning of their names and how words shape environmental justice conversations.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Environmental justice researchers on what it means to be biracial
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Three Agents of Change senior fellows explore their identities.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Carlos Gould on wildfire smoke and our health
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Sabah Usmani on making cities healthy and just
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Sabah Usmani joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the role of urban planners in tackling environmental injustice.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Jan-Michael Archer on the fight for environmental and workers’ rights
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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How Western media could better cover climate change in the Middle East
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Robbie Parks on why hurricanes are getting deadlier
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Beauty justice in the LGBTQ+ community
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Candis Hunter on turning science in action
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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How becoming a mother changed these researchers
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Lisbeth Iglesias-Rios on advocating for migrant farmworkers’ rights
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Dr. Beverly Wright on how to keep environmental justice momentum
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Nsilo Berry on making buildings healthier
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Nsilo Berry joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss hidden toxics lurking in buildings and what sustainable construction looks like.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Denise Moreno Ramírez on protecting workers in auto shops and beauty salons from toxics
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Jewel Jones and Tina Johnson on impactful community activism
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Kevin Patterson on Indigenous communities’ heavy metal exposure
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Alexa White on supporting small-scale farmers
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Alexa White joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the importance of listening to small-scale farmers around the world.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Robbie Parks on climate justice and mental health
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Tamara Toles O'Laughlin on reimagining environmental and climate leadership
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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JoRee LaFrance on water research and advocacy for the Crow Tribe
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Marissa Chan on solutions to harmful beauty products
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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.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Gabriel Gadsden on the rodent infestation and energy justice connection
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Gabriel Gadsden joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the intersection of rodent infestations and energy justice and how we can simultaneously tackle both issues.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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Carolyn Ramírez on forest protection
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Carolyn Ramírez joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the importance of old growth trees and the environmental justice implications of forest management.Av Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
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