Environmental justice (EJ) advocates and activists have for decades used community science to raise awareness about EJ concerns, empower residents, increase community capacity, and translate research into action. Environmental justice (EJ) advocates and activists have for decades used community science to raise awareness about EJ concerns, empower residents, increase community capacity, and translate research into action.
Panelists discuss their community-driven research efforts to understand and address: 1) environmental justice and military wastes in Alaska; 2) goods movement, ports, and refineries in Oakland, California and Detroit, Michigan; 3) lack of basic amenities in North Carolina; and 4) environmental justice, hurricanes, and health disparities in the Gulf Coast and Puerto Rico. Panelists will describe the challenges of doing community science, detail successes, and share lessons learned, best practices, and issues yet resolved.
