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As part of the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice program — a collaboration with the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health — we produce a podcast featuring the voices of next generation environmental health and justice leaders.
We love all of our guests. But here are five shows from the past year that we think you should check out (or re-listen to!)
You can find and subscribe to the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice Podcast on all major podcast platforms.
1. Ashley Gripper
Dr. Ashley Gripper has inspired our team since we met her. This conversation is no different.
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2. Rupa Marya and Raj Patel
What is deep medicine? This show was a fascinating look at ways to rethink how we view health and medical care.
See the full transcript.
3. Navigating the environmental health field as women of color
A frank discussion on navigating historically exclusionary spaces.
See the full transcript.
4. Katharine Hayhoe
Dr. Hayhoe needs no introduction. She discusses her path to science and how she became one of the world's most important climate change communicators.
See the full transcript.
5. Nayamin Martinez
Nayamin Martinez discusses advocating for farmworker health and workplace protections in California's Central Valley.
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Here are five stories from our newsroom over the past year that give us hope for the future.
1. Can "Blue Zones" be a solution to environmental injustice?
Reporter Ashley James explores a novel idea from one Virginia community to address environmental racism.
2. Jennifer Roberts on nature as medicine
Are you listening to our Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast? If not, you're missing out. In one of our favorite episodes this year, Dr. Jennifer D. Roberts joined to discuss nature as medicine for our physical and mental health.
See all past episodes here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
3. Colorado is the first state to ban PFAS in oil and gas extraction
This was a big deal. Reporter Kristina Marusic explores how Colorado became the first state to ban the use of PFAS in the extraction of oil and gas.
This story wasn't a one-off: states and companies are taking the lead on PFAS as the federal government drags its feet. Two other examples:
4. Solar power at Pennsylvania schools doubled during the pandemic
Pennsylvania remains synonymous with oil and gas — but, as Kristina Marusic found, there's a solar movement going on at schools.
5. Replacing environmental despair with hope and action
Cielo Sharkus, a senior fellow with the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice program, lays out a roadmap to remaining positive and action-oriented on environmental issues.
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