Date & Time Feb 21, 2023 12:00 PM Description Residents & Researchers: “Advancing Environmental Health and Justice: A Call for Assessment and Oversight of Health Care Waste” with Vincent Martin (V Martin Environmental Justice LLC), Omega Wilson (West End Revitalization Assoc., NC) and Denise Patel (NYC human rights and environmental activist). Moderated by Natalie Sampson […]
The purpose of these calls is to inform communities about EPA's environmental justice work and enhance opportunities to maintain an open dialogue with environmental justice advocates. As environmental justice continues to be integrated into EPA programs and policies, the Agency hopes that these calls will help reaffirm EPA’s continued commitment to work with community groups […]
This talk will examine the historical and contemporary impacts that solid waste facilities have on communities of color in North Carolina and reflect on the 40-year history of environmental justice organizing around waste facilities in the United States. Courtney Woods is an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the Gillings […]
