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Environmental health and justice leaders

Agents of Change: 2021-2022 Cohort

EHN is teaming up with Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health to bring you the voices of next generation environmental justice leaders


2021-2022 cohort

Words of wisdom from three leaders in the environmental health and justice field

How workers’ rights and environmental justice movements collide in California’s Central Valley

Replacing environmental despair with hope and action

What do new cookstoves in Ghana and air conditioners in NYC have in common? Energy justice.

For thousands of Americans unhealthy chemical exposures at work are a needless reality

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The hidden culprit stealing people’s breath in Puerto Rico

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How environmental justice work takes a toll on people of color

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The role of electric vehicles in the push for environmental justice

Nature for all: Connecting communities of color with the outdoors

Understanding poverty and children’s health before natural disasters strike

Weaponization of water in South Asia

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Europe seeks drastic cut to BPA exposure

Current BPA rules do not protect our health, a new assessment concludes – in sharp contrast with US policies.

LISTEN: Kevin Patterson on Indigenous communities’ heavy metal exposure

“A healthy collaboration begins with understanding the community that you work with, especially tribes, are the authority over how their data is used.”

PFAS linked to weight gain: Study

Dieters who gained the most weight back after initial weight loss had high levels of PFAS – regardless of what diet they stuck to.

Aprovechar el poder comunitario para hacer más sanos los asentamientos informales

Mil millones de personas viven en asentamientos informales en el Sur Global, pero estos lugares siguen siendo invisibles para quienes diseñan políticas públicas y desatendidos en las decisiones normativas.

Op-ed: Tapping into the power of community to make informal settlements healthier

One billion people live in informal settlements in the Global South, yet these places remain largely invisible to policymakers and neglected in policy decisions.