Environment
Climate Change Makes Some Americans More Sick than Others
The White House has published a new report that evaluates the effects of climate change on Americans’ health. A significant contributor to climate change is carbon pollution, which is resulting in the following…
More Documentation Climate Change Disproportionately Affects Minority and Low-Income Communities
The White House released its National Climate Assessment this week revealing the development and effects of climate change. As a result of climate change, increased current health threats and the occurrence of new health…
ACTrees Interview: Addressing Racial and Health Inequities Through Equal Access to Greenspaces
In a recent interview with Alliance for Community Trees or ACTrees, Joint Center Program Director Dr. Autumn Saxton-Ross highlights the work of the Joint Center’s PLACE MATTERS Initiative, and her efforts to…
African Americans Exposed to More Polluted Air than Whites
A new study has found that communities of color are more likely than whites to be exposed to pollution. This project was conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota and published…
PLACE MATTERS Mississippi Teams Hold Food Day Meetings to Discuss Local Obesity Crisis
In celebration of Food Day—a nationwide celebration and movement for healthy, affordable, and sustainable food—the Mississippi PLACE MATTERS teams held a series of community events to discuss the connection between…
#PLACEMATTERS: Chemically Dangerous Zones Disproportionately Impact Minorities and the Poor
In a new report, the Environmental Justice and Health Alliance for Chemical Policy Reform examines the link between chemical disaster vulnerability zones and the demographics of the communities they affect. Communities that are…
#PLACEMATTERS: RWJF NewPublicHealth Interview with Brian Smedley
PLACE MATTERS is a national initiative of the Joint Center, designed to build the capacity of local leaders around the country to identify and improve social, economic, and environmental conditions that…
The critical need for diversity in senior leadership at environmental organizations
See below, Joint Center Senior Energy and Environment Fellow Danielle Deane’s op-ed in the Stanford Social Innovation Review: If you were fighting a war against a well-funded opponent and trying to…
Effect of Urban Heat Islands and Related Energy Consumption on Minority Communities
Urban heat islands describe the concentration of heat within urban areas due to hard, impenetrable surfaces with little vegetation. The heat concentrates on the ground surface and in the air…
Air Pollution Exposure Greater for Minorities
A new report titled National Patterns in Environmental Injustice and Inequality, indicates a disparity in exposure to air pollution, specifically nitrous oxide exposure, among nonwhites compared to whites. This disparity is greater…
