Tag: Built Environment and Housing

Senior Agents of Change fellows Enjoli Hall and Tatiana “Tots” Height discuss what drew them to urban planning and how they envision the field could better center the histories and lived experiences of Black communities.

Enjoli Hall joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how she’s using urban planning to advocate for community care.

Cielo Sharkus joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how the field of civil engineering can help combat environmental injustice and better engage with communities.

Lorraine N. Vélez-Torres joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss fungal spores and why they are an acute problem in Puerto Rico.

Combatir la pobreza energética y la inseguridad energética son elementos fundamentales para lograr la equidad en materia de salud ambiental para miles de millones de personas en todo el mundo.

Combating energy poverty and energy insecurity are critical elements to achieving environmental health equity for billions worldwide.

Nadie debería tener que elegir entre el trabajo y la salud.

No one should have to choose between work and health.

Las esporas de hongos son una amenaza insidiosa para los pacientes con asma en un Puerto Rico propenso a las inundaciones. Necesitamos educación y colaboración con EE. UU. para ayudar a las personas a respirar mejor.

Fungal spores are an insidious menace for asthma patients in flood-prone Puerto Rico. We need education and collaboration with the U.S. to help people breathe easier.

Bathrooms, when sufficient, provide us the space to care for ourselves and have dignity. We need to extend this right to people experiencing homelessness in US cities.

Dr. Daniel Carrión joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss inequities in global energy access and how an increase in heat waves is worsening this injustice.