ESSAYS
This isn’t your average science writing. Fellows share their personal struggles and their professional achievements to illustrate where we’ve made progress—and where we must continue to advance environmental justice and equity.
recent essays
How different groups engaged in community gardens can cultivate partnerships and practices to reduce harmful chemical exposures.
Black people are bearing the brunt of the burden of the social, economic and physical costs of beauty. We need to shift conversations, research and interventions.
One billion people live in informal settlements in the Global South, yet these places remain largely invisible to policymakers and neglected in policy decisions.
Grief is a consequence of the natural cycle of life and death, but it can be exacerbated by negligence and unjust approaches to climate change.
“The way we as a nation approach affordable housing should begin with centering the people in the homes.”
“We cannot be complacent with the exploitation of these vulnerable workers.”
Expensive utilities and pests are deeply intertwined. Why is no one talking about it?
Green spaces should feel like everyone’s backyard.
A Q&A with Black and Latina researchers about health equity research and career advice for early career scientists.