Dec 29, 2022
We are very pleased to announce that Ocean Connect’s “Ocean Shot” submission – Ocean University: A Model Internship Program to Increase Diversity in Ocean Science – was accepted by the U.S. National Committee for the Ocean Decade. From...
Dec 16, 2022
Robert Bullard Any list of environmental justice luminaries has to start with Dr. Robert Bullard, the man many consider the “Father of environmental justice.” Dr. Bullard was one of the first to understand the unequal environmental burdens faced by...
Dec 8, 2022
Last week, the White House released first-of-a-kind guidance for Federal Agencies on recognizing and including Indigenous Knowledge in Federal research, policy, and decision-making. According to the White House website, Indigenous Knowledge is a body of observations,...
Dec 4, 2022
The Pacific island nation Vanuatu and 17 other countries recently published a draft resolution asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to clarify what responsibilities governments around the world have to protect future generations from climate change. The...
Dec 1, 2022
Tuvalu, a group of nine islands halfway between Hawaii and Australia, is building a digital version of itself, replicating islands and landmarks and preserving its history and culture as rising sea levels threaten to submerge the tiny Pacific island nation....
Nov 30, 2022
The Federal Government has made it a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain Federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution. What kinds of investments fall within the Justice40...
