Feb 1, 2023
Once you do any reading about climate and environmental justice issues, you tend to get the urge to roll up your sleeves and do something about the rampant injustices that continue to exist in our society. To help you find your way along that path, we have compiled a...
Jan 31, 2023
I am pleased to announce that Ocean Connect’s first video tutorial series – Finding a Great Opportunity – is now up in the Resources section of the Ocean Connect website. The Opportunities Database contains information on ocean-related academic...
Jan 20, 2023
A less recognized byproduct of plastic pollution is how marine plastic waste affects human populations and the unequal burden on different communities. A report, “Towards an Equitable Approach to Marine Plastics Pollution,” outlines the current situation...
Jan 13, 2023
On December 1, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) jointly released new government-wide guidance and an accompanying implementation memorandum for Federal Agencies on...
Jan 11, 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency announced it is awarding $100 million in competitive grants for projects that advance environmental justice in communities disproportionately affected by industrial pollution and other hazards. The EPA will offer the grants in two...
Jan 4, 2023
A study published in Nature Communications analyzed the county-level association between racial/ethnic composition and public water arsenic and uranium concentrations from 2000–2011. The study found that higher proportions of Hispanic/Latino and American...
