By Kendrick Brown
The environmental club 17 for Peace and Justice uses its student body membership to leverage the University of Maryland’s privilege and resources to benefit communities struggling with environmental issues such as food justice. Continue reading UMD’s 17 for Peace, Justice club creates discourse about food justice
By: Allison Seidel A new initiative to improve environmental justice in Maryland and other states launched last month, thanks to a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and efforts from a University of Maryland School of Public Health professor, Dr. Sacoby Wilson. The Mid-Atlantic Climate Action Hub, also known as the MATCH initiative, was created to promote environmental justice in areas hit the hardest … Continue reading UMD School of Public Health professor helps launch environmental justice initiative
By Vanessa Reis The university’s school of public health held its fifth annual Symposium on Environmental Justice and Health Disparities at Stamp Student Union Saturday. A number of panels discussed the usage of litigation as a tool for environmental and social change. One panel in particular discussed the impacts of President Donald Trump’s environmental policies and how to combat these policies through litigation. “What we’re … Continue reading Fifth Annual Symposium on Environmental Justice explores role of pollution in inequality
